N18.5Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
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 XIV
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Group N17-N19
- Renal failure
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bệnh thận mạn tính, giai đoạn 5
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- End stage kidney disease: in allograft failure NOS on dialysis without dialysis or transplant Renal retinitis (H32.8*) Uraemic: apoplexia (I68.8*) dementia (F02.8*) neuropathy (G63.8*) paralysis (G99.8*)
Related N18 codes
N18
Chronic kidney disease
N18.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic kidney disease, stage 1
N18.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic kidney disease, stage 2
N18.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic kidney disease, stage 3
N18.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic kidney disease, stage 4
N18.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Chronic kidney disease, 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.
