VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Q16Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearing

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Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Group Q10-Q18
Congenital malformations of eye, ear, face and neck
Official Vietnamese name
Dị tật bẩm sinh ở tai gây suy giảm thính lực
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: congenital deafness (H90.-)

Related Q16 codes

Q16.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital absence of (ear) auricle Q16.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital absence, atresia and stricture of auditory canal (external) Q16.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Absence of eustachian tube Q16.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital malformation of ear ossicles Q16.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Other congenital malformations of middle ear Q16.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital malformation of inner ear Q16.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital malformation of ear causing impairment of hearing, unspecified

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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.