VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

S80Superficial injury of lower leg

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Primary diagnosis

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Specificity

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Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group S80-S89
Injuries to the knee and lower leg
Official Vietnamese name
Tổn thương nông tại cẳng chân
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: superficial injury of ankle and foot (S90.-)

Related S80 codes

S80.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Contusion of knee S80.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Contusion of other and unspecified parts of lower leg S80.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Multiple superficial injuries of lower leg S80.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other superficial injuries of lower leg S80.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Superficial injury of lower leg, 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.