D22Melanocytic naevi
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use D22 directly
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- Chapter II
- Neoplasms
- Group D10-D36
- Benign neoplasms
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nơ vi [nevi] tế bào melanin [nốt ruồi]
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: morphology codes M872-M879 with behaviour code /0 naevus: NOS blue hairy pigmented
Related D22 codes
D22.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of lip
D22.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of eyelid, including canthus
D22.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of ear and external auricular canal
D22.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of other and unspecified parts of face
D22.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of scalp and neck
D22.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of trunk
D22.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of upper limb, including shoulder
D22.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi of lower limb, including hip
D22.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Melanocytic naevi, 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.
