VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Y55.3Antitussives

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 Y40-Y84
Complications of medical and surgical care
Official Vietnamese name
Tác động bất lợi của thuốc chống ho

Related Y55 codes

Y55 Agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system Y55.0 Oxytocic drugs Y55.1 Skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents] Y55.2 Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on muscles Y55.4 Expectorants Y55.5 Anti-common-cold drugs Y55.6 Antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classified Y55.7 Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system

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.