W79Inhalation and ingestion of food causing obstruction of respiratory tract
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Must not 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.
- Group V01-X59
- Accidents
- Official Vietnamese name
- Hít và/hoặc nuốt thức ăn gây tắc nghẽn đường hô hấp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: asphyxia by food [including bone or seed] choked on food [including bone or seed] suffocation by food [including bone or seed] aspiration and inhalation of food [any] (into respiratory tract) NOS compression of trachea by food in oesophagus interruption of respiration by food in oesophagus obstruction of respiration by food in oesophagus obstruction of pharynx by food (bolus) Excl.: inhalation of vomitus (W78) injury, except asphyxia or obstruction of respiratory tract, caused by food (W44) obstruction of oesophagus by food without mention of asphyxia or obstruction of
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.
