I89.8
I89.8: Other specified noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I89.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I89.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Chylocele (nonfilarial)
- Chylous ascites
- Chylous cyst
- Lipomelanotic reticulosis
- Lymph node or vessel fistula
- Lymph node or vessel infarction
- Lymph node or vessel rupture
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I89.8
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with I89.8
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- D76Other specified diseases with participation of lymphoreticular and reticulohistiocytic tissue
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I89.8 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
- Chyle cyst, mesentery
- Chylocele(nonfilarial)
- Lymphocele
- Lymphorrhea
- Lymphostasis
- Ascites›chylous(nonfilarial)
- Atrophy, atrophic›glandular
- Calcification›lymph gland or node(postinfectional)
- Degeneration, degenerative›lymph gland
- Erosion›lymphatic vessel
- Extravasation›chyle into mesentery
- Fibrosis, fibrotic›lymphatic gland
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.