VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

Z53Persons encountering health services for specific procedures, not carried out

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 Z53 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
Người bệnh đến cơ sở y tế để thực hiện can thiệp xác định cụ thể, không thực hiện được
Additional WHO coding guidance
Excl.: immunization not carried out (Z28.-)

Related Z53 codes

Z53.0 Primary diagnosis candidate Procedure not carried out because of contraindication Z53.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Procedure not carried out because of patient's decision for reasons of belief and group pressure Z53.2 Primary diagnosis candidate Procedure not carried out because of patient's decision for other and unspecified reasons Z53.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Procedure not carried out for other reasons Z53.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Procedure not carried out, unspecified reason

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.