D12.8Rectum
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 trực tràng
Related D12 codes
D12
Benign neoplasm of colon, rectum, anus and anal canal
D12.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Caecum
D12.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Appendix
D12.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Ascending colon
D12.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Transverse colon
D12.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Descending colon
D12.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Sigmoid colon
D12.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Colon, unspecified
D12.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Rectosigmoid junction
D12.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Anus and anal canal Excl.: anal:
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.
