138 LATE EFFECT ACUTE POLIO

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 138
Short Description: Late effect acute polio
Long Description: Late effects of acute poliomyelitis
Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)
- Late effects of infectious and parasitic diseases (137-139)
  - 138 Late effects of acute poliomyelitis
    - 138 Late effect acute polio

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 138 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Curvature
- spine (acquired) (angular) (idiopathic) (incorrect) (postural) 737.9
  - due to or associated with
    - poliomyelitis (see also Poliomyelitis) 138 [737.40]

Kyphosis, kyphotic (acquired) (postural) 737.10
- due to or associated with
  - poliomyelitis (see also Poliomyelitis) 138 [737.41]

Late - see also condition
- effect(s) (of) - see also condition
  - poliomyelitis, acute (conditions classifiable to 045) 138

Lordosis (acquired) (postural) 737.20
- due to or associated with
  - poliomyelitis (see also Poliomyelitis) 138 [737.42]

Meningoencephalopoliomyelitis (see also Poliomyelitis, bulbar) 045.0
- late effect 138

Poliomyelitis (acute) (anterior) (epidemic) 045.9
- deformities 138
- late effect 138
- old with deformity 138
- residual 138
- sequelae 138

Scoliosis (acquired) (postural) 737.30
- due to or associated with
  - poliomyelitis 138 [737.43]

Syndrome - see also Disease
- postpolio (myelitis) 138

Crosswalk Information

The code 138 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
138		B91	Sequelae of poliomyelitis
138		G14	Postpolio syndrome

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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