2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J38.5

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Laryngeal spasm

  • J38.5 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 J38.5 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of J38.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 J38.5 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Laryngismus (stridulus)

The following code(s) above J38.5 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to J38.5:

  • J00-J99  Diseases of the respiratory system
  • J38  Diseases of vocal cords and larynx, not elsewhere classified

Approximate Synonyms

  • Croup, spasmodic
  • Laryngospasm

Clinical Information

  • A disorder characterized by paroxysmal spasmodic muscular contraction of the vocal cords.
  • A disorder in which the adductor muscles of the vocal cords exhibit increased activity leading to laryngeal spasm. Laryngismus causes closure of the vocal folds and airflow obstruction during inspiration.
  • Paroxysmal spasmodic muscular contraction of the vocal cords. It is brief, usually lasting for less than one minute, interrupting the speech and breathing and may produce a high-pitched breathing sound. It may occur under anesthesia or may be associated with gastroesophageal reflex disease.

ICD-10-CM J38.5 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 J38.5 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

Code annotations containing back-references to J38.5:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to J38.5:

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