VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

X44Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances

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.

Chapter XX
External causes of morbidity and mortality
Group V01-X59
Accidents
Official Vietnamese name
Ngộ độc và/hoặc phơi nhiễm vô tình với dược chất, thuốc điều trị và/hoặc sinh phẩm khác và/hoặc không xác định
Additional WHO coding guidance
Incl.: agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system anaesthetics (general)(local) drugs affecting the: cardiovascular system gastrointestinal system hormones and synthetic substitutes systemic and haematological agents systemic antibiotics and other anti-infectives therapeutic gases topical preparations vaccines water-balance agents and drugs affecting mineral and uric acid metabolism

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.