P78.0Perinatal intestinal perforation
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 P75-P78
- Digestive system disorders of fetus and newborn
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thủng ruột non chu sinh
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Meconium peritonitis
Related P78 codes
P78
Other perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other neonatal peritonitis
P78.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Neonatal haematemesis and melaena due to swallowed maternal blood
P78.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Noninfective neonatal diarrhoea
P78.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Perinatal digestive system disorder, 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.
