VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

R43Disturbances of smell and taste

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Do not use R43 directly

Use the most specific code supported by the record.

Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Group R40-R46
Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour
Official Vietnamese name
Rối loạn khứu giác và/hoặc vị giác

Related R43 codes

R43.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Anosmia R43.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Parosmia R43.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Parageusia R43.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other and unspecified disturbances of smell and taste

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.