VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

D53.1Other megaloblastic anaemias, not elsewhere classified

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 III
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
Group D50-D53
Nutritional anaemias
Official Vietnamese name
Thiếu máu nguyên hồng cầu khổng lồ khác, không phân loại mục khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Megaloblastic anaemia NOS Excl.: Di Guglielmo disease (C94.0)

Related D53 codes

D53 Other nutritional anaemias D53.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Protein deficiency anaemia D53.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Scorbutic anaemia D53.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified nutritional anaemias D53.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Nutritional anaemia, 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.