VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

S50Superficial injury of forearm

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Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Official Vietnamese name
Tổn thương nông ở cẳng tay
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.- )

Related S50 codes

S50.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Contusion of elbow S50.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Contusion of other and unspecified parts of forearm S50.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Multiple superficial injuries of forearm S50.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other superficial injuries of forearm S50.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Superficial injury of forearm, 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.