I89.1

I89.1: Lymphangitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I89.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lymphangitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I89.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

acute lymphangitis (L03.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Chronic lymphangitis
Lymphangitis NOS
Subacute lymphangitis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I89.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I89: Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

chylocele, tunica vaginalis (nonfilarial) NOS (N50.89)
enlarged lymph nodes NOS (R59.-)
filarial chylocele (B74.-)
hereditary lymphedema (Q82.0)

Other codes that can never be billed with I89.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

L03.91Acute lymphangitis, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I89.1 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lymphangitis
Gangrene, gangrenous›lymphangitis
Lymphangitis›chronic(any site)
Lymphangitis›subacute(any site)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.