VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Q17Other congenital malformations of ear

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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 khác ở tai
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: preauricular sinus (Q18.1)

Related Q17 codes

Q17.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Accessory auricle Q17.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Macrotia Q17.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Microtia Q17.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Other misshapen ear Q17.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Misplaced ear Q17.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Prominent ear Q17.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified congenital malformations of ear Q17.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Congenital malformation of ear, 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.