I38Endocarditis, valve unspecified
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 IX
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Group I30-I52
- Other forms of heart disease
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm nội tâm mạc, không xác định van
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: Endocarditis (chronic) NOS Valvular: incompetence of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital insufficiency of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital regurgitation of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital stenosis of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital Valvulitis (chronic) of unspecified valve NOS or of specified cause, except rheumatic or congenital Excl.: congenital insufficiency of cardiac valve NOS (Q24.8) congenital stenosis of cardiac valve NOS
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.
