ICD-10 Code for Bubo
The ICD-10-CM code for bubo is I88.8 — Other nonspecific lymphadenitis. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for bubo with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
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Which bubo code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 7 codes under Bubo. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| blennorrhagic | A54.89 | Other gonococcal infections | |
| chancroidal | A57 | Chancroid | |
| climatic | A55 | Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum) | |
| due to Haemophilus ducreyi | A57 | Chancroid | |
| gonococcal | A54.89 | Other gonococcal infections | |
| indolent | I88.8 | Other nonspecific lymphadenitis | |
| inguinal | I88.8 | Other nonspecific lymphadenitis | |
| scrofulous | A18.2 | Tuberculous peripheral lymphadenopathy | |
| soft chancre | A57 | Chancroid | |
| syphilitic | A51.0 | Primary genital syphilis | |
| tropical | A55 | Chlamydial lymphogranuloma (venereum) | |
| virulent | A57 | Chancroid |
Bubo inguinal
Bubo syphilitic
| congenital | A50.07 | Early mucocutaneous congenital syphilis |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources