- A36.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM A36.2 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A36.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 A36.2 may differ.
ICD-10-CM A36.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 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
Applicable To
- Diphtheritic laryngotracheitis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to A36.2:
- stridulous, diphtheritic > Angina (attack) (cardiac) (chest) (heart) (pectoris) (syndrome) (vasomotor) I20.9
- diphtheritic > Croup, croupous (catarrhal) (infectious) (inflammatory) (nondiphtheritic) J05.0
- diphtheritic > spasmodic J38.5
- diphtheritic > stridulous J38.5
- diphtheritic > Cynanche
- laryngeal > Diphtheria, diphtheritic (gangrenous) (hemorrhagic) A36.9
- diphtheritic > Laryngismus (stridulus) J38.5
- diphtheritic > Laryngitis (acute) (edematous) (fibrinous) (infective) (infiltrative) (malignant) (membranous) (phlegmonous) (pneumococcal) (pseudomembranous) (septic) (subglottic) (suppurative) (ulcerative) J04.0
- diphtheritic > Laryngotracheitis (acute) (Infectional) (infective) (viral) J04.2
- due to diphtheria (toxin) > larynx J38.00
- diphtheritic > larynx (aphthous) (contact) J38.7