L90.5Scar conditions and fibrosis of skin
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 XII
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Group L80-L99
- Other disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tình trạng sẹo và/hoặc xơ hóa của da
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Adherent scar (skin) Cicatrix Disfigurement due to scar Scar NOS Excl.: hypertrophic scar (L91.0) keloid scar
Related L90 codes
L90
Atrophic disorders of skin
L90.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus
L90.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Anetoderma of Schweninger-Buzzi
L90.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Anetoderma of Jadassohn-Pellizzari
L90.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini
L90.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
L90.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Striae atrophicae
L90.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other atrophic disorders of skin
L90.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Atrophic disorder of skin, 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.
