2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D38.0

Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of larynx

D38.0 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 D38.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D38.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 D38.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aryepiglottic fold or interarytenoid fold, laryngeal aspect
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of epiglottis (suprahyoid portion)

Type 1 Excludes

neoplasm of uncertain behavior of aryepiglottic fold or interarytenoid fold NOS (D37.05)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of hypopharyngeal aspect of aryepiglottic fold (D37.05)
neoplasm of uncertain behavior of marginal zone of aryepiglottic fold (D37.05)

The following code(s) above D38.0 contain annotation back-references

that may be applicable to D38.0:

C00-D49 Neoplasms
D37-D48 Neoplasms of uncertain behavior, polycythemia vera and myelodysplastic syndromes
D38 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs

ICD-10-CM D38.0 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
146 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with mcc
147 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy with cc
148 Ear, nose, mouth and throat malignancy without cc/mcc

Convert D38.0 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 D38.0: