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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A38
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A38
Scarlet fever
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- A38 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM A38 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A38 - other international versions of ICD-10 A38 may differ.
Type 2 ExcludesType 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (A38) and the excluded code together.
IncludesIncludes Help
"Includes" further defines, or give examples of, the content of the code or category.
The following code(s) above
A38 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
A38:
- A streptococcal infection, mainly occuring among children, that is characterized by a red skin rash, sore throat, and fever.
- Infection with group a streptococci that is characterized by tonsillitis and pharyngitis. An erythematous rash is commonly present.
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to A38:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To A38
A37.1 Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis
A37.8 Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species
A37.9 Whooping cough, unspecified species
A38
Scarlet fever
A38.0 Scarlet fever with otitis media
A38.1 Scarlet fever with myocarditis
A38.8 Scarlet fever with other complications
A38.9 Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
A39 Meningococcal infection
A39.0 Meningococcal meningitis
A39.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
A39.2 Acute meningococcemia
A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia
A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
