ICD-10-CM › I00-I99 › I80-I89 › I88 Nonspecific lymphadenitis › I88.9
Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified
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.
Inherited from I88 Nonspecific lymphadenitis
Excludes1 - never coded here
- acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (L04.-)
- enlarged lymph nodes NOS (R59.-)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Adenitis
- Polyadenitis
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > gland
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory > lymph gland or node
- Lymphadenitis
- Adenitis > groin
- Adenitis > axillary
- Adenitis > cervical
- Adenitis > inguinal
- Lymphadenitis > any site, except mesenteric
- Infiltrate, infiltration > lymphatic > gland
- Adenitis > lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| I88.0 | Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis | Valid |
| I88.1 | Chronic lymphadenitis, except mesenteric | Valid |
| I88.8 | Other nonspecific lymphadenitis | Valid |