VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Z42.4Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of lower extremity

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.

Chapter XXI
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Group Z40-Z54
Persons encountering health services for specific procedures and
Official Vietnamese name
Chăm sóc y tế tiếp có can thiệp tạo hình ở chi dưới

Related Z42 codes

Z42 Follow-up care involving plastic surgery Z42.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of head and neck Z42.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of breast Z42.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other parts of trunk Z42.3 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of upper extremity Z42.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery of other body part Z42.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Follow-up care involving plastic surgery, 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.