J38.3

Applicable To

• Abscess of vocal cords

• Cellulitis of vocal cords

• Granuloma of vocal cords

• Leukokeratosis of vocal cords

• Leukoplakia of vocal cords

Approximate Synonyms

• Abductor spasmodic dysphonia

• Abductor spastic dysphonia

• Abscess of vocal cord

• Abscess of vocal cords

• Atrophy of vocal cord

• Cyst of vocal cord

• Disorder of vocal cord

• Dystonia, laryngeal

• Laryngeal dystonia

• Lesion of vocal cord

• Leukoplakia of vocal cord

• Leukoplakia of vocal cords

• Paradoxical movement of vocal cord on respiration

• Paradoxical movement of vocal fold

• Pseudocyst of vocal cord

• Pseudocystic change of vocal cord

• Spastic dysphonia

• Vocal cord cyst

• Vocal cord disease

• Vocal cord dysfunction

• Vocal cord lesion

Details

• J38.3 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 J38.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J38.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 J38.3 may differ.