I88.0 — Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis
Is I88.0 billable?
Yes — I88.0 is billable for FY2027. I88.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I88.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I88.0 at a glance
| Code | I88.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I88.0 group to?
I88.0 sits in MDC 06 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 393Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 394Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 395Other Digestive System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is I88.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I88.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Brennemann's syndrome
- Adenitis › mesenteric
- Infection, infected, infective › mesenteric lymph nodes or glands NEC (opportunistic)
- Lymphadenitis › mesenteric
- Abscess › lymph, lymphatic, gland or node › mesentery (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)
- Infection, infected, infective › lymph gland › mesenteric (opportunistic)
- Lymphadenitis › chronic › mesenteric
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I88.0.
- Mesenteric lymphadenitis (acute)(chronic)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I88
The conditions below can never be reported together with I88.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I88.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I88.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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.-)
How long has I88.0 existed?
I88.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with I88.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with I88.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.