R96.1Death occurring less than 24 hours from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained
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 R95-R99
- Ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tử vong dưới 24 giờ sau khi khởi phát các triệu chứng, không giải thích được bằng cách khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Death known not to be violent or instantaneous for which no cause can be discovered Death without sign of disease
Related R96 codes
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.
