VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Y40Systemic antibiotics Excl.: antibiotics,

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

Do not use Y40 directly

Use the most specific code supported by the record.

Chapter XX
External causes of morbidity and mortality
Group Y40-Y84
Complications of medical and surgical care
Official Vietnamese name
Tác động bất lợi của kháng sinh toàn thân sử dụng cho mục đích điều trị
Additional WHO coding guidance
topically used (Y56.-) antineoplastic antibiotics (Y43.3)

Related Y40 codes

Y40.0 Penicillins Y40.1 Cefalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics Y40.2 Chloramphenicol group Y40.3 Macrolides Y40.4 Tetracyclines Y40.5 Aminoglycosides Y40.6 Rifamycins Y40.7 Antifungal antibiotics, systemically used Y40.8 Other systemic antibiotics Y40.9 Systemic antibiotic, unspecified

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.