A38

The ICD-10-CM code for scarlet fever is A38. The full clinical description is "Scarlet fever". A38 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code A38 represents “Scarlet fever”. It is classified under Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, A38 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under A38.

A38 is in Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (codes A00-B99).

A38 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters.

A38 has 4 child codes, including: 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).

Yes, when using A38, also report: resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-).

A38 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0036285. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like scarlet fever affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

A38 maps to the ICD-11 code: 1B50 (Scarlet fever).