VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

R79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

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Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Group R70-R79
Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis
Official Vietnamese name
Phát hiện sinh hóa máu bất thường khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: abnormality of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance (E86- E87) asymptomatic hyperuricaemia (E79.0) hyperglycaemia NOS (R73.9) hypoglycaemia NOS (E16.2) hypoglycaemia NOS neonatal (P70.3-P70.4) specific findings indicating disorder of: amino- acid metabolism (E70- E72) carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74) lipid metabolism (E75.-)

Related R79 codes

R79.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Abnormal level of blood mineral R79.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry R79.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified

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.