VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

B55.0Visceral leishmaniasis

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group B50-B64
Protozoal diseases
Official Vietnamese name
Bệnh do nhiễm leishmania nội tạng
Additional WHO coding guidance
Kala-azar Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

Related B55 codes

B55 Leishmaniasis B55.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Cutaneous leishmaniasis B55.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis B55.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Leishmaniasis, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.