P11.3Birth injury to facial nerve
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.
- Group P10-P15
- Birth trauma
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương thần kinh mặt do chấn thương khi sinh
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Facial palsy due to birth injury
Related P11 codes
P11
Other birth injuries to central nervous system
P11.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cerebral oedema due to birth injury
P11.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Birth injury to other cranial nerves
P11.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
P11.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Birth injury to central nervous system, 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.
