U07.1COVID-19, virus identified
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 XXII
- Codes for special purposes
- Official Vietnamese name
- COVID-19, virus được xác định
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- COVID-19 NOS Use this code when COVID-19 has been confirmed by laboratory testing irrespective of severity of clinical signs or symptoms. Use additional code, if desired, to identify pneumonia or other manifestations. Excl.: Coronavirus infection, unspecified site (B34.2) Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified to other chapters (B97.2) Severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS], unspecified (U04.9)
Related U07 codes
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- 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.
