Z43.9Attention to unspecified artificial opening
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
- Chăm sóc lỗ mở thông nhân tạo không xác định
Related Z43 codes
Z43
Attention to artificial openings
Z43.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to tracheostomy
Z43.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to gastrostomy
Z43.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to ileostomy
Z43.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to colostomy
Z43.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
Z43.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to cystostomy
Z43.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
Z43.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to artificial vagina
Z43.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to other artificial openings
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.
