S04.6Injury of acoustic nerve
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.
- Group S00-S09
- Injuries to the head
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương dây thần kinh thính giác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Auditory nerve 8th cranial nerve
Related S04 codes
S04
Injury of cranial nerves
S04.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of optic nerve and pathways
S04.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of oculomotor nerve
S04.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of trochlear nerve
S04.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of trigeminal nerve
S04.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of abducent nerve
S04.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of facial nerve
S04.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of accessory nerve
S04.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of other cranial nerves
S04.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of unspecified cranial nerve
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.
