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I88

Nonspecific lymphadenitis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • I88.0 Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis
  • I88.1 Chronic lymphadenitis, except mesenteric
  • I88.8 Other nonspecific lymphadenitis
  • I88.9 Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Nonspecific lymphadenitis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (L04.-)
  • enlarged lymph nodes NOS (R59.-)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20)