I01Rheumatic fever with heart involvement
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use I01 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter IX
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Group I00-I02
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh sốt thấp có tác động đến tim
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: chronic diseases of rheumatic origin (I05- I09) unless rheumatic fever is also present or there is evidence of recrudescence or activity of the rheumatic process. In cases where there is doubt as to rheumatic activity at the time of death refer to the mortality coding rules and guidelines in Volume 2.
Related I01 codes
I01.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute rheumatic pericarditis
I01.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute rheumatic endocarditis
I01.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute rheumatic myocarditis
I01.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other acute rheumatic heart disease
I01.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute rheumatic heart disease, 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.
