I88.9
I88.9: Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I88.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I88.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Lymphadenitis NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I88.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with I88.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I88.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Lymphadenitis
- Adenitis›axillary
- Adenitis›cervical
- Adenitis›groin
- Adenitis›inguinal
- Adenitis›lymph gland or node, except mesenteric
- Lymphadenitis›any site, except mesenteric
- Infiltrate, infiltration›lymphatic›gland
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.