VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Z48Other surgical follow-up care

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Do not use Z48 directly

Use the most specific code supported by the record.

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 sau phẫu thuật khác
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: attention to artificial openings (Z43.-) fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46) follow-up examination after: surgery (Z09.0) treatment of fracture

Related Z48 codes

Z48.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Attention to surgical dressings and sutures Z48.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other specified surgical follow-up care Z48.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Surgical follow-up care, 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.