R26Abnormalities of gait and mobility
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use R26 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XVIII
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- Official Vietnamese name
- Bất thường về dáng đi và/hoặc vận động
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: ataxia: NOS (R27.0) hereditary (G11.-) locomotor (syphilitic) (A52.1) immobility syndrome (paraplegic) (M62.3)
Related R26 codes
R26.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Ataxic gait
R26.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Paralytic gait
R26.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
R26.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Immobility
R26.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other and unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- 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.
