F54Psychological and behavioural factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere
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
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nhân tố tâm lý và/hoặc hành vi kết hợp với rối loạn hoặc bệnh phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- This category should be used to record the presence of psychological or behavioural influences thought to have played a major part in the aetiology of physical disorders which can be classified to other chapters. Any resulting mental disturbances are usually mild, and often prolonged (such as worry, emotional conflict, apprehension) and do not of themselves justify the use of any of the categories in this chapter. Incl.: Psychological factors affecting physical conditions Examples of the use of this category are: asthma F54 and J45.- dermatitis F54 and L23- L25 gastric ulcer F54 and K25.- irritable bowel syndrome F54 and K58.-
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.
