138Late effects of acute poliomyelitis
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
138 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for late effects of acute poliomyelitis. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, it maps to 2 ICD-10-CM candidates: B91 and G14.
Code Identity
Convert 138 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 138 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 138. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Curvature
- Kyphosis kyphotic acquired postural 737.10
- due to or associated with
- poliomyelitis SEE ALSO Poliomyelitis 138 737.41
- due to or associated with
- Late SEE ALSO condition
- effect s of SEE ALSO condition
- poliomyelitis acute conditions classifiable to 045 138
- effect s of SEE ALSO condition
- Lordosis acquired postural 737.20
- due to or associated with
- poliomyelitis SEE ALSO Poliomyelitis 138 737.42
- due to or associated with
- Meningoencephalopoliomyelitis SEE ALSO Poliomyelitis bulbar 045.0
- late effect 138
- Poliomyelitis acute anterior epidemic 045.9
- deformities 138
- late effect 138
- old with deformity 138
- residual 138
- sequelae 138
- Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
- postpolio myelitis 138
Information for Patients
Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome
Polio is an infectious disease caused by a virus. The virus lives in an infected person's throat and intestines. It is most often spread by contact with the stool of an infected person. You can also get it from droplets if an infected person sneezes or coughs. It can contaminate food and water if people do not wash their hands.
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Questions About 138
Is 138 (late effects of acute poliomyelitis) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as B91 and G14.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 138?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 2 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: B91 (Sequelae of poliomyelitis) and G14 (Postpolio syndrome). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did 138 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described late effects of acute poliomyelitis. It sat in block 138 Late effects of acute poliomyelitis under Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139).
Why does 138 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across B91 and G14, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
