2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J38.6
Stenosis of larynx
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- J38.6
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Stenosis of larynx
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
- Not chronic
- Code Navigator:
J38.6 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of stenosis of larynx. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acquired laryngeal stenosis
- Acquired subglottic stenosis
- Obstruction of larynx
- Stenosis of larynx
- Subglottic stenosis
- Supraglottic airway obstruction
- Supraglottic stenosis
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Other specified and unspecified upper respiratory disease
- CCSR Category Code: RSP007
- Inpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default inpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Constriction - See Also: Stricture;
- - larynx - J38.6
- - Laryngostenosis - J38.6
- - Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- - larynx NEC - J38.6
- - Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) - See Also: Stricture;
- - glottis - J38.6
- - larynx - J38.6
- - subglottic - J38.6
- - Stricture - See Also: Stenosis;
- - glottis - J38.6
- - larynx - J38.6
- - subglottic - J38.6
Convert J38.6 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: 478.74 - Stenosis of larynx
Patient Education
Throat Disorders
Your throat is a tube that carries food to your esophagus and air to your windpipe and larynx. The technical name for your throat is the pharynx.
Throat problems are common. You've probably had a sore throat. The cause is usually a viral infection, but other causes include allergies, infection with strep bacteria or the leaking of stomach acids back up into the esophagus, called GERD.
Other problems that affect the throat include:
- Tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils
- Cancer
- Croup - inflammation, usually in small children, which causes a barking cough
- Laryngitis - swelling of the voice box, which can cause a hoarse voice or loss of voice
Most throat problems are minor and go away on their own. Treatments, when needed, depend on the problem.
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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.
Footnotes
[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.