Scarlet fever, uncomplicated
Billable / specific
A38.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Scarlet fever, NOS
Includes (from A38)
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
- scarlatina
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-) (from A38)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters (from A38)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-) (from A38)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39) (from A38)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22) (from A38)
- streptococcal sore throat (J02.0) (from A38)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Also known as
- Scarlet fever, NOS
- Canker, rash
- Disease, diseased, Fothergill's, scarlatina anginosa
- Febris, febrile, rubra
- Fever, scarlet
- Fothergill's, disease, scarlatina anginosa
- Rash, canker
- Rash, scarlet
- Scarlatina
- Scarlet fever
Parent code
- A38Scarlet feverHeader