I88.8 — Other nonspecific lymphadenitis
Is I88.8 billable?
Yes — I88.8 is billable for FY2027. I88.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I88.8 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I88.8 at a glance
| Code | I88.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other nonspecific lymphadenitis |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I88.8 group to?
I88.8 sits in MDC 16 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.
- 814Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders with MCCmedical
- 815Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders with CCmedical
- 816Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders without CC/MCCmedical
How is I88.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I88.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Adenosclerosis
- Bubo
- Bubo › indolent
- Bubo › inguinal
- Granuloma › gland
- Lymphadenitis › regional, nonbacterial
- Bubo › inguinal › infective
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I88
The conditions below can never be reported together with I88.8 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 I88.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I88.8 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 I88.8 existed?
I88.8 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.