D16Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use D16 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter II
- Neoplasms
- Group D10-D36
- Benign neoplasms
- Official Vietnamese name
- U lành ở xương và/hoặc sụn khớp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: connective tissue of: ear (D21.0) eyelid (D21.0) larynx (D14.1) nose (D14.0) synovia (D21.-)
Related D16 codes
D16.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Scapula and long bones of upper limb
D16.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Short bones of upper limb
D16.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Long bones of lower limb
D16.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Short bones of lower limb
D16.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bones of skull and face
D16.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lower jaw bone
D16.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vertebral column
D16.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Ribs, sternum and clavicle
D16.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
D16.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bone and articular cartilage, 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.
