VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

F38Other mood [affective] disorders

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Chapter V
Mental and behavioural disorders
Group F30-F39
Mood [affective] disorders
Official Vietnamese name
Rối loạn khí sắc [cảm xúc] khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Any other mood disorders that do not justify classification to F30-F34, because they are not of sufficient severity or duration.

Related F38 codes

F38.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Other single mood [affective] disorders F38.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Other recurrent mood [affective] disorders F38.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified mood [affective] disorder

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.