VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

T61Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood

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Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group T51-T65
Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
Official Vietnamese name
Tác động độc hại do ăn hải sản có chất độc
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: allergic reaction to food, such as: anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0) dermatitis (L23.6, L25.4, L27.2) gastroenteritis (noninfective) (K52.-) bacterial foodborne intoxications (A05.-) toxic effect of food contaminants, such as: aflatoxin and other mycotoxins (T64) cyanides (T65.0) hydrogen cyanide (T57.3) mercury (T56.1)

Related T61 codes

T61.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Ciguatera fish poisoning T61.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Scombroid fish poisoning T61.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Other fish and shellfish poisoning T61.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Toxic effect of other seafoods T61.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Toxic effect of unspecified seafood

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.