VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

R10.0Acute abdomen

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.

Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Group R10-R19
Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
Official Vietnamese name
Đau bụng cấp tính
Additional WHO coding guidance
Severe abdominal pain (generalized)(localized)( with abdominal rigidity)

Related R10 codes

R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain R10.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Pain localized to upper abdomen R10.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Pelvic and perineal pain R10.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen R10.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Other and unspecified abdominal pain

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.