I88

Non-Billable

ChapterI00–I99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Nonspecific lymphadenitis

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Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
neoplasms (C00-D49)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

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

BillableHas subcodes

CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

I80-I89Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89)

I88Nonspecific lymphadenitisNot billable

I88.0Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitisBillable

I88.1Chronic lymphadenitis, except mesentericBillable

I88.8Other nonspecific lymphadenitisBillable

I88.9Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecifiedBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I88:

chapterCH9

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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