VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

B98Other specified infectious agents as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

Must not be used as the primary diagnosis

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

Specificity

Do not use B98 directly

Use the most specific code supported by the record.

Chapter I
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Group B95-B98
Bacterial, viral and other infectious agents
Official Vietnamese name
Tác nhân nhiễm trùng xác định khác là nguyên nhân gây bệnh phân loại ở chương khác

Related B98 codes

B98.0 Helicobacter pylori [H.pylori] as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters B98.1 Vibrio vulnificus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters

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.