J38.7
J38.7: Other diseases of larynx
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
J38.7 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other diseases of larynx. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check J38.7 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Abscess of larynx
- Cellulitis of larynx
- Disease of larynx NOS
- Necrosis of larynx
- Pachyderma of larynx
- Perichondritis of larynx
- Ulcer of larynx
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above J38.7
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with J38.7
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- M12Other and unspecified arthropathy
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
J38.7 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54111Billing and Coding: Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Services: Communication Disorders
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Laryngofissure
- Laryngoptosis
- Abscess›epiglottis
- Abscess›larynx
- Abscess›postlaryngeal
- Abscess›retrolaryngeal
- Adhesions, adhesive›epiglottis
- Ankylosis›cricoarytenoid(cartilage) (joint) (larynx)
- Arthropathy›cricoarytenoid
- Atrophy, atrophic›larynx
- Calcification›larynx(senile)
- Cellulitis›larynx
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.