J38.7 Other diseases of larynx

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Abscess of larynx
• Cellulitis of larynx
• Disease of larynx NOS
• Necrosis of larynx
• Pachyderma of larynx
• Perichondritis of larynx
• Ulcer of larynx

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)

• 478.71 Cellulitis and perichondritis of larynx (approximate)
• 478.79 Other diseases of larynx, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to J38.7

Back-references to J38.7

• Type 1 Excludes: M12 Other and unspecified arthropathy ("cricoarytenoid arthropathy (J38.7)")

Diagnosis Index entries for J38.7

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › epiglottis
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › larynx
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › postlaryngeal
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › retrolaryngeal
• Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) › epiglottis
• Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) (joint) › cricoarytenoid (cartilage) (joint) (larynx)
• Aphthae, aphthous › ulcer (oral) (recurrent) › larynx
• Arthropathy › cricoarytenoid
• Atrophy, atrophic (of) › larynx
• Calcification › larynx (senile)
• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › larynx
• Change (s) (in) (of) › hyperplastic larynx
• Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) › larynx
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › arytenoid
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › epiglottis
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › larynx
• Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) › vallecula, vallecular (epiglottis)
• Deformity › cricoid cartilage (congenital) › acquired
• Deformity › epiglottis (congenital) › acquired
• Deformity › larynx (muscle) (congenital) › acquired
• Deformity › thyroid (gland) (congenital) › cartilage › acquired
• Disease, diseased › larynx
• Dry, dryness › larynx
• Fissure, fissured › larynx
• Fistula (cutaneous) › larynx
• Fixation › larynx
• Granuloma › larynx
• Hyperesthesia (body surface) › larynx (reflex)
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › larynx NEC
• Laryngofissure
• Laryngoptosis
• Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral) › pachydermic
• Leukoplakia › larynx
• Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) › larynx
• Node (s) › larynx
• Nodule (s), nodular › larynx
• Ossification › larynx
• Pachyderma, pachydermia › larynx (verrucosa)
• Perichondritis › larynx
• Prolapse, prolapsed › laryngeal muscles or ventricle
• Sclerosis, sclerotic › larynx
• Thickening › larynx
• Thickening › subepiglottic
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › epiglottis
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › glottis
• Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › larynx (aphthous) (contact)

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)