J38.3 Other diseases of vocal cords
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Applicable to
- Abscess of vocal cords
- Cellulitis of vocal cords
- Granuloma of vocal cords
- Leukokeratosis of vocal cords
- Leukoplakia of vocal cords
Applies from J38 Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified
Excludes1 (never code together)
- congenital laryngeal stridor (P28.89)
- obstructive laryngitis (acute) (J05.0)
- postprocedural subglottic stenosis (J95.5)
- stridor (R06.1)
- ulcerative laryngitis (J04.0)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 011-013 in MDC PRE.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
478.5 Other diseases of vocal cords (approximate)
Diagnosis Index entries for J38.3
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › vocal cord
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › vocal cord
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › vocal cord
- Disease, diseased › vocal cord
- Dysphonia › spastica
- Fixation › vocal cord
- Granuloma › vocal cord
- Hyperkeratosis › vocal cord
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic › vocal cord
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › vocal cord
- Keratosis › vocal cord
- Leukokeratosis › vocal cord
- Leukoplakia › vocal cord
Nearby codes
J38.00 Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unspecifiedJ38.01 Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateralJ38.02 Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateralJ38.1 Polyp of vocal cord and larynxJ38.2 Nodules of vocal cordsJ38.3 Other diseases of vocal cords (this code)J38.4 Edema of larynxJ38.5 Laryngeal spasmJ38.6 Stenosis of larynxJ38.7 Other diseases of larynx