O81Single delivery by forceps and vacuum extractor
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 O81 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XV
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Group O80-O84
- Delivery
- Official Vietnamese name
- Đẻ một thai bằng forcep hoặc giác hút
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: failed application of vacuum extractor or forceps (O66.5)
Related O81 codes
O81.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Low forceps delivery
O81.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mid-cavity forceps delivery
O81.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Mid-cavity forceps with rotation
O81.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other and unspecified forceps delivery
O81.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Vacuum extractor delivery
O81.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Delivery by combination of forceps and vacuum extractor
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.
