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ICD-10-CM Code for Edema of larynx J38.4

ICD-10 code J38.4 for Edema of larynx is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Edema of larynx
Edema (of) glottis
Subglottic edema
Supraglottic edema
Excludes1: acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] (J05.0)
edematous laryngitis (J04.0)

J38

Excludes1: congenital laryngeal stridor (P28.89)
obstructive laryngitis (acute) (J05.0)
postprocedural subglottic stenosis (J95.5)
stridor (R06.1)
ulcerative laryngitis (J04.0)

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