A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Diphtheritic laryngotracheitis

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 032.3 Laryngeal diphtheria

Diagnosis Index entries for A36.2

• Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) › stridulous, diphtheritic
• Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic) › diphtheritic
• Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic) › spasmodic › diphtheritic
• Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic) › stridulous › diphtheritic
• Cynanche › diphtheritic
• Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) › laryngeal
• Laryngismus (stridulus) › diphtheritic
• Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) › diphtheritic
• Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral) › diphtheritic
• Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › larynx › due to diphtheria (toxin)
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › larynx (aphthous) (contact) › diphtheritic

Nearby codes

• A36 Diphtheria
• A36.0 Pharyngeal diphtheria
• A36.1 Nasopharyngeal diphtheria
• A36.2 Laryngeal diphtheria (this code)
• A36.3 Cutaneous diphtheria
• A36.8 Other diphtheria
• A36.81 Diphtheritic cardiomyopathy
• A36.82 Diphtheritic radiculomyelitis
• A36.83 Diphtheritic polyneuritis