K10.2Inflammatory conditions of jaws
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 XI
- Diseases of the digestive system
- Group K00-K14
- Diseases of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tình trạng viêm của xương hàm
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Osteitis of jaw (acute)(chronic)(suppura tive) Osteomyelitis (neonatal) of jaw (acute)(chronic)(suppura tive) Osteonecrosis (drug- induced)(radiation- induced) of jaw (acute)(chronic)(suppura tive) Osteo(radio)necrosis of jaw (acute)(chronic)(suppura tive) Periostitis of jaw (acute)(chronic)(suppura tive) Sequestrum of jaw bone Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify radiation, if radiation-
Related K10 codes
K10
Other diseases of jaws
K10.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Developmental disorders of jaws
K10.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Giant cell granuloma, central
K10.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alveolitis of jaws
K10.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified diseases of jaws
K10.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Disease of jaws, 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.
