Z23.8Need for immunization against other single bacterial diseases
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May 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.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nhu cầu tiêm chủng phòng các bệnh nhiễm khuẩn đơn lẻ khác
Related Z23 codes
Z23
Need for immunization against single bacterial diseases
Z23.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against cholera alone
Z23.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against typhoid- paratyphoid alone [TAB]
Z23.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against tuberculosis [BCG]
Z23.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against plague
Z23.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against tularaemia
Z23.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against tetanus alone
Z23.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against diphtheria alone
Z23.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Need for immunization against pertussis alone
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.
