Chorditis fibrinous) nodosa) tuberosa)
Singer’s nodes
Teacher’s nodes
Singers’ nodes
Vocal cord nodule
A non-neoplastic growth in the vocal cord. It is characterized by tissue swelling in both vocal cords in a symmetrical manner. It is caused by vocal abuse behavior. Hoarseness is the presenting symptom.
J38.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM J38.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J38.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 J38.2 may differ.