D44.6Carotid body
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 D37-D48
- Neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviour
- Official Vietnamese name
- U tân sinh tiểu thể động mạch cảnh không tiên lượng được tiến triển và tính chất
Related D44 codes
D44
Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of endocrine glands
D44.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thyroid gland
D44.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Adrenal gland
D44.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Parathyroid gland
D44.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pituitary gland
D44.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Craniopharyngeal duct
D44.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pineal gland
D44.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Aortic body and other paraganglia
D44.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pluriglandular involvement
D44.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Endocrine gland, 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.
