Z36Antenatal screening
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use Z36 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Khám sàng lọc trước sinh
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-) routine prenatal care (Z34-Z35)
Related Z36 codes
Z36.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening for chromosomal anomalies
Z36.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening for raised alphafetoprotein level
Z36.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other antenatal screening based on amniocentesis
Z36.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening for malformations using ultrasound and other physical methods
Z36.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening for fetal growth retardation using ultrasound and other physical methods
Z36.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening for isoimmunization
Z36.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other antenatal screening
Z36.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Antenatal screening, 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.
