O21Excessive vomiting in pregnancy
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use O21 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nôn quá mức trong thai kỳ Nếu muốn, có thể
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Use additional code, if desired, to identify cause.
Related O21 codes
O21.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mild hyperemesis gravidarum
O21.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Hyperemesis gravidarum with metabolic disturbance
O21.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Late vomiting of pregnancy
O21.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other vomiting complicating pregnancy
O21.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vomiting of pregnancy, 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.