ICD-10-CM › A00-B99 › A30-A49 › A38 Scarlet fever › A38.9
Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from A38 Scarlet fever
Excludes2 - not included here
- streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Includes
- scarlatina
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Febris, febrile
- Exanthem, exanthema
- Fever > viral hemorrhagic
- Keratitis > in > exanthema
- Keratoconjunctivitis > in exanthema
- Scarlatina
- Canker > rash
- Rash > canker
- Scarlet fever
- Rash > scarlet
- Fever > scarlet
- Febris, febrile > rubra
- Fothergill's > disease > scarlatina anginosa
- Disease, diseased > Fothergill's > scarlatina anginosa
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A38.0 | Scarlet fever with otitis media | Valid |
| A38.1 | Scarlet fever with myocarditis | Valid |
| A38.8 | Scarlet fever with other complications | Valid |