VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

R20Disturbances of skin sensation

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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Specificity

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Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Group R20-R23
Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Official Vietnamese name
Rối loạn cảm giác da
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: dissociative anaesthesia and sensory loss (F44.6) psychogenic disturbances (F45.8)

Related R20 codes

R20.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Anaesthesia of skin R20.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Hypoaesthesia of skin R20.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Paraesthesia of skin Formication R20.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Hyperaesthesia R20.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other and unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

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.