2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J38.02

Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral

J38.02 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM J38.02 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J38.02 – other international versions of ICD-10 J38.02 may differ.

The following code(s) above J38.02 contain annotation back-references

that may be applicable to J38.02:

Approximate Synonyms

ICD-10-CM J38.02 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
154 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with mcc
155 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses with cc
156 Other ear, nose, mouth and throat diagnoses without cc/mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert J38.02 to ICD-9-CMCode History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J38.02: