L12Pemphigoid
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 L12 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XII
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Group L10-L14
- Bullous disorders
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh bọng nước dạng pemphigus
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: herpes gestationis (O26.4) impetigo herpetiformis (L40.1)
Related L12 codes
L12.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Bullous pemphigoid
L12.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cicatricial pemphigoid
L12.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic bullous disease of childhood
L12.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acquired epidermolysis bullosa
L12.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other pemphigoid
L12.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pemphigoid, 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.
