VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

D10.6Nasopharynx

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 D10-D36
Benign neoplasms
Official Vietnamese name
U lành ở mũi - hầu
Additional WHO coding guidance
Pharyngeal tonsil Posterior margin of septum and choanae

Related D10 codes

D10 Benign neoplasm of mouth and pharynx D10.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Lip D10.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Tongue D10.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Floor of mouth D10.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Other and unspecified parts of mouth D10.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Tonsil D10.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Other parts of oropharynx D10.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Hypopharynx D10.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Pharynx, 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.