S26Injury of heart
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Group S20-S29
- Injuries to the thorax
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương tim
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: contusion of heart laceration of heart puncture of heart traumatic rupture of heart The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding: 0 without open wound into thoracic cavity 1 with open wound
Related S26 codes
S26.0
Injury of heart with haemopericardium
S26.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of heart with haemopericardium, without open wound into thoracic cavity
S26.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of heart with haemopericardium, with open wound into thoracic cavity
S26.8
Other injuries of heart
S26.80
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other injuries of heart, without open wound into thoracic cavity
S26.81
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other injuries of heart, with open wound into thoracic cavity
S26.9
Injury of heart, unspecified
S26.90
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of heart, unspecified, without open wound into thoracic cavity
S26.91
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of heart, unspecified, with open wound into thoracic cavity
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.
