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A38.0

A38.0: Scarlet fever with otitis media

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

A38.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for scarlet fever with otitis media. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check A38.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above A38.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on A38: Scarlet fever

  • streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with A38.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • H67Otitis media in diseases classified elsewhere

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Scarlatina›otitis media
  • Otitis›media›in›scarlet fever
  • Otitis›media›acute, subacute›necrotizing›in›scarlet fever

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under A38

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.