Diagnosis Code: 138

Short Description: Late effect acute polio

Long Description: Late effects of acute poliomyelitis

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

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):

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