VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

F41.0Panic disorder [episodic paroxysmal anxiety]

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 V
Mental and behavioural disorders
Group F40-F48
Neurotic, stress- related and somatoform disorders
Official Vietnamese name
Rối loạn hoảng sợ [lo âu kịch phát từng giai đoạn]
Additional WHO coding guidance
The essential feature is recurrent attacks of severe anxiety (panic), which are not restricted to any particular situation or set of circumstances and are therefore unpredictable. As with other anxiety disorders, the dominant symptoms include sudden onset of palpitations, chest pain, choking sensations, dizziness, and feelings of unreality (depersonalization or derealization). There is often also a secondary fear of dying, losing control, or going mad. Panic disorder should not be given as the main diagnosis if the patient has a depressive disorder at the time the attacks start; in these circumstances the panic attacks are probably secondary to depression. Panic:

Related F41 codes

F41 Other anxiety disorders F41.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Generalized anxiety disorder F41.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder F41.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Other mixed anxiety disorders F41.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified anxiety disorders F41.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Anxiety disorder, 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.