U07.2COVID-19, virus not 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 chưa được xác định
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Use this code when COVID-19 is diagnosed clinically or epidemiologically but laboratory testing is inconclusive or not available. Use additional code, if desired, to identify pneumonia or other manifestations Excl.: Coronavirus infection, unspecified site (B34.2) COVID-19: confirmed by laboratory testing (U07.1) special screening examination (Z11.5) suspected but ruled out by negative laboratory results (Z03.8)
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.