Z72.4Inappropriate diet and eating habits
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
- Chế độ ăn uống và/hoặc thói quen ăn uống không phù hợp
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: behavioural eating disorders of infancy or childhood (F98.2-F98.3) eating disorders (F50.-) lack of adequate food (Z59.4) malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64)
Related Z72 codes
Z72
Problems related to lifestyle
Z72.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Tobacco use
Z72.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Alcohol use
Z72.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Drug use
Z72.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lack of physical exercise
Z72.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
High-risk sexual behaviour
Z72.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Gambling and betting
Z72.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other problems related to lifestyle
Z72.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problem related to lifestyle, 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.
