J38.7
Other diseases of larynx
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 14 never code together
J38code
J00-J99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)T59.81-
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
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 15
J38.7code
Inclusion terms
- Abscess of larynx
- Cellulitis of larynx
- Disease of larynx NOS
- Necrosis of larynx
- Pachyderma of larynx
- Perichondritis of larynx
- Ulcer of larynx
J00-J99chapter
Notes
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).J40
Use additional code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Z77.22
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)P96.81
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Z87.891
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Z57.31
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)F17.-
- tobacco use (Z72.0)Z72.0
Index entries leading here 34
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
- Deformity Q89.9
- Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) K66.0
- epiglottis J38.7
- Ankylosis (fibrous) (osseous) (joint) M24.60
- cricoarytenoid (cartilage) (joint) (larynx) J38.7
- Aphthae, aphthous — see also condition
- Arthropathy M12.9
- cricoarytenoid J38.7
- Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- larynx J38.7
- Calcification
- larynx (senile) J38.7
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) L03.90
- larynx J38.7
- Change (s) (in) (of) — see also Removal
- hyperplastic larynx J38.7
- Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- larynx J38.7
- Disease, diseased — see also Syndrome
- larynx J38.7
- Dry, dryness — see also condition
- larynx J38.7
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- Fissure, fissured
- larynx J38.7
- Fistula (cutaneous) L98.8
- larynx J38.7
- Fixation
- larynx J38.7
- Granuloma L92.9
- larynx J38.7
- Hyperesthesia (body surface) R20.3
- larynx (reflex) J38.7
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
- larynx NEC J38.7
- Prolapse, prolapsed
- laryngeal muscles or ventricle J38.7
- Laryngofissure J38.7
- Laryngoptosis J38.7
- Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral) J04.2
- pachydermic J38.7
- Nodule (s) , nodular
- larynx J38.7
- Leukoplakia
- larynx J38.7
- Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) — see also Gangrene
- larynx J38.7
- Node (s) — see also Nodule
- larynx J38.7
- Ossification
- larynx J38.7
- Perichondritis
- larynx J38.7
- Sclerosis, sclerotic
- larynx J38.7
- Thickening
- Pachyderma, pachydermia L85.9
- larynx (verrucosa) J38.7
Alongside this code 7 same parent — J38
Additional references
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