VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Q01Encephalocele

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Primary diagnosis

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Specificity

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Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Group Q00-Q07
Congenital malformations of the nervous system
Official Vietnamese name
Dị tật thoát vị não
Additional WHO coding guidance
Incl.: encephalomyelocele hydroencephalocele hydromeningocele, cranial meningocele, cerebral meningoencephalocele Excl.: acquired encephalocele (G93.5)

Related Q01 codes

Q01.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Frontal encephalocele Q01.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Nasofrontal encephalocele Q01.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Occipital encephalocele Q01.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Encephalocele of other sites Q01.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Encephalocele, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • 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.