S01Open wound of head
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 S01 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group S00-S09
- Injuries to the head
- Official Vietnamese name
- Vết thương hở ở đầu
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: decapitation (S18) injury of eye and orbit (S05.-) traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
Related S01 codes
S01.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of scalp
S01.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of eyelid and periocular area
S01.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of nose
S01.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of ear
S01.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area
S01.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of lip and oral cavity
S01.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Multiple open wounds of head
S01.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of other parts of head
S01.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Open wound of head, part unspecified
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.
