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A38.9 - Scarlet fever, uncomplicated


The ICD 10 Code for Scarlet fever, uncomplicated is listed as A38.9.
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: A38.9
Description: Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
  • Scarlet fever, NOS
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 A38.9:
A38.0 - Scarlet fever with otitis media
A38.1 - Scarlet fever with myocarditis
A38.8 - Scarlet fever with other complications