K52.1Toxic gastroenteritis and colitis
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 K50-K52
- Noninfective enteritis and colitis
- Official Vietnamese name
- Viêm dạ dày - ruột và/hoặc đại tràng do nhiễm độc
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Drug-induced gastroenteritis and colitis Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify drug, if drug-induced, or toxic agent.
Related K52 codes
K52
Other noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation
K52.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Allergic and dietetic gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Indeterminate colitis
K52.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis
K52.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, 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.
