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ICD-10 Vietnam

S24Injury of nerves and spinal cord at thorax level

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Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group S20-S29
Injuries to the thorax
Official Vietnamese name
Tổn thương dây thần kinh và/hoặc tủy sống, vùng ngực
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: injury of brachial plexus (S14.3)

Related S24 codes

S24.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Concussion and oedema of thoracic spinal cord S24.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord S24.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Injury of nerve root of thoracic spine S24.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Injury of peripheral nerves of thorax S24.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Injury of thoracic sympathetic nerves S24.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Injury of other nerves of thorax S24.6 Primary diagnosis candidate Injury of unspecified nerve of thorax

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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.