VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Q36Cleft lip

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Chapter XVII
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Group Q35-Q37
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Official Vietnamese name
Khe hở môi
Additional WHO coding guidance
Incl.: cheiloschisis congenital fissure of lip harelip labium leporinum Excl.: cleft lip with cleft palate (Q37.-)

Related Q36 codes

Q36.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Cleft lip, bilateral Q36.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Cleft lip, median Q36.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Cleft lip, unilateral

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.