Y53.2Stimulant laxatives
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 Y40-Y84
- Complications of medical and surgical care
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tác động bất lợi của thuốc kích thích nhuận tràng
Related Y53 codes
Y53
Agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
Y53.0
Histamine H2- receptor antagonists
Y53.1
Other antacids and anti-gastric- secretion drugs
Y53.3
Saline and osmotic laxatives
Y53.4
Other laxatives
Y53.5
Digestants
Y53.6
Antidiarrhoeal drugs
Y53.7
Emetics
Y53.8
Other agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
Y53.9
Agent primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system, unspecified
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.
