Z73Problems related to life- management difficulty
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
Do not use Z73 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Vấn đề liên quan đến khó khăn trong quản lý cuộc sống
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)
Related Z73 codes
Z73.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Burn-out
Z73.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Accentuation of personality traits
Z73.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Lack of relaxation and leisure
Z73.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Stress, not elsewhere classified
Z73.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Inadequate social skills, not elsewhere classified
Z73.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Social role conflict, not elsewhere classified
Z73.6
Primary diagnosis candidate
Limitation of activities due to disability
Z73.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other problems related to life- management difficulty
Z73.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Problem related to life-management difficulty, 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.
