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Non-billableScarlet fever
A38 is the ICD-10-CM code for Scarlet fever. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as A38.0 for billing.
- Status
- Header (non-billable)
- Chapter
- A00-B99
- Subcodes
- 4
- Edition
- FY2026
A00-B99 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
What this means — in plain language
MedlinePlus · NIHWhat are streptococcal infections? Strep is short for Streptococcus , a type of bacteria that often lives in your nose and throat. Most strep infections are mild, but some may become serious depending on your overall health. There are several types of strep. Two of them cause most of the strep infections in people: group A and group B . How do streptococcal infections spread? There are different ways that…
Read more about Streptococcal Infections at MedlinePlus ↗Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.
Includes
- •scarlatina
Excludes2 — not included here
- •streptococcal sore throat (J02.0)
Conditions mapped to this code
MedlinePlus · NIHPlain-language health-topic references grounded in MedlinePlus (NIH/NLM).
2 rare diseases filed under this code
Orphanet · INSERMOrphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. 1 of these are exact ICD-10 matches; the rest are broader-bucket mappings.
Frequently asked questions
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.
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