D56Thalassaemia
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use D56 directly
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- Chapter III
- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- Group D55-D59
- Haemolytic anaemias Thiếu máu tan máu
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh thalassaemia [tan máu bẩm sinh]
Related D56 codes
D56.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alpha thalassaemia
D56.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Beta thalassaemia
D56.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Delta-beta thalassaemia
D56.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thalassaemia trait
D56.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin [HPFH]
D56.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other thalassaemias
D56.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Thalassaemia, 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.
