VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

S40Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

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Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group S40-S49
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
Official Vietnamese name
Tổn thương nông ở vai và/hoặc cánh tay trên

Related S40 codes

S40.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Contusion of shoulder and upper arm S40.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Multiple superficial injuries of shoulder and upper arm S40.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other superficial injuries of shoulder and upper arm S40.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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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.