VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

T81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter XIX
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Group T80-T88
Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Official Vietnamese name
Biến chứng khác do can thiệp, không phân loại mục khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Complication of inhalation therapy Emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure Persistent postoperative fistula Excl.: hypothermia following anaesthesia (T88.5) malignant

Related T81 codes

T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified T81.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Haemorrhage and haematoma complicating a procedure, not elsewhere classified T81.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified T81.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified T81.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Disruption of operation wound, not elsewhere classified T81.4 Primary diagnosis candidate Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified T81.5 Primary diagnosis candidate Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedure T81.6 Primary diagnosis candidate Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure T81.7 Primary diagnosis candidate Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified T81.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Unspecified complication of procedure

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.