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A38.8 - Scarlet fever with other complications


The ICD 10 Code for Scarlet fever with other complications is listed as A38.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: A38.8
Description: Scarlet fever with other complications
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
867 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Mcc
868 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W Cc
869 - Other Infectious & Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Block Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
Parent A38 - Scarlet fever
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 034.1 - Scarlet fever (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of A38.8:
A38.0 - Scarlet fever with otitis media
A38.1 - Scarlet fever with myocarditis
A38.9 - Scarlet fever, uncomplicated