A38.9
Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
A00-B99chapter
Excludes1
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Excludes2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)Z22.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)O98.-
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)P35-P39
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)J00-J22
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 4
Index entries leading here 8
- Rash (toxic) R21
- Canker (mouth) (sore) K12.0
- rash A38.9
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- Fothergill's
- scarlatina anginosa A38.9
- Fothergill's
- Fothergill's
- disease (trigeminal neuralgia) — see also Neuralgia, trigeminal
- scarlatina anginosa A38.9
- disease (trigeminal neuralgia) — see also Neuralgia, trigeminal
- Febris, febrile — see also Fever
- rubra A38.9
- Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
- scarlet A38.9
- Scarlatina (anginosa) (maligna) A38.9
- Scarlet fever (albuminuria) (angina) A38.9
Alongside this code 3 same parent — A38
Additional references
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