Z43Attention to artificial openings
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Official Vietnamese name
- Chăm sóc lỗ mở nhân tạo
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: closure passage of sounds or bougies reforming removal of catheter toilet or cleansing Excl.: artificial opening status only, without need for care (Z93.-) complications of external stoma (J95.0, K91.4, N99.5) fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)
Related Z43 codes
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
Z43.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Attention to unspecified artificial opening
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.
