H19.0*Scleritis and episcleritis in diseases classified elsewhere
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Must not 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 VII
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Group H15-H22
- Disorders of sclera, cornea, iris and ciliary body
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm củng mạc và/hoặc thượng củng mạc do bệnh phân loại mục khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Syphilitic episcleritis (A52.7) Tuberculous episcleritis (A18.5) Zoster scleritis (B02.3)
Related H19 codes
H19*
Disorders of sclera and cornea in diseases classified elsewhere
H19.1*
Herpesviral keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis (B00.5)
H19.2*
Keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis in other infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhere
H19.3*
Keratitis and keratoconjunctivitis in other diseases classified elsewhere
H19.8*
Other disorders of sclera and cornea in diseases classified elsewhere
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.
