C25.0Head of pancreas
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 II
- Neoplasms
- Group C00-C97
- Malignant neoplasms U ác tính
- Official Vietnamese name
- U ác tính ở đầu tụy
Related C25 codes
C25
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
C25.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Body of pancreas
C25.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tail of pancreas
C25.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pancreatic duct
C25.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Endocrine pancreas
C25.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other parts of pancreas
C25.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Overlapping lesion of pancreas
C25.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pancreas, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- 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.
