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J38

Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • J38.0 Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx (also a header)
  • J38.1 Polyp of vocal cord and larynx
  • J38.2 Nodules of vocal cords
  • J38.3 Other diseases of vocal cords
  • J38.4 Edema of larynx
  • J38.5 Laryngeal spasm
  • J38.6 Stenosis of larynx
  • J38.7 Other diseases of larynx

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified

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.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • congenital laryngeal stridor (P28.89)
  • obstructive laryngitis (acute) (J05.0)
  • postprocedural subglottic stenosis (J95.5)
  • stridor (R06.1)
  • ulcerative laryngitis (J04.0)