I88.9

Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

This is the unspecified option. 3 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.

Exclusions 13 never code together

I88code

Excludes1

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

Excludes2

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

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 1

Inclusion terms

Index entries leading here 3

Alongside this code 3 same parent — I88

Additional references

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Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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Present FY2024–FY2027.