Z61.6Problems related to alleged physical abuse of child
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
- Vấn đề liên quan đến cáo buộc lạm dụng thể xác trẻ em
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Problems related to incidents in which the child has been injured in the past by any adult in the household to a medically significant extent (e.g. fractures, marked bruising) or that involved abnormal forms of violence (e.g. hitting the child with hard or sharp implements, burning or tying up of the child).
Related Z61 codes
Z61
Problems related to negative life events in childhood
Z61.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Loss of love relationship in childhood
Z61.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Removal from home in childhood
Z61.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Altered pattern of family relationships in childhood
Z61.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Events resulting in loss of self-esteem in childhood
Z61.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person within primary support group
Z61.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problems related to alleged sexual abuse of child by person outside primary support group
Z61.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Personal frightening experience in childhood
Z61.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other negative life events in childhood
Z61.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Negative life event in childhood, unspecified
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.
