X53Lack of food
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
- Thiếu thức ăn
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: lack of food as the cause of: inanition insufficient nourishment starvation Excl.: insufficient intake of food (due to self neglect) (R63.6) neglect or abandonment by others (Y06.-)
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.
