M83.16Senile osteomalacia, lower leg
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 XIII
- musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
- Group M80-M94
- chondropathies
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh nhuyễn xương ở người già, cẳng chân
Related M83 codes
M83
Adult osteomalacia
M83.0
Puerperal osteomalacia
M83.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, multiple sites
M83.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, shoulder region
M83.02
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, upper arm
M83.03
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, forearm
M83.04
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, hand
M83.05
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, pelvic region and thigh
M83.06
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, lower leg
M83.07
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, ankle and foot
M83.08
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, other
M83.09
Primary diagnosis candidate
Puerperal osteomalacia, site 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.
