Alphabetic Index FY2027

I88.1

Chronic lymphadenitis, except mesenteric

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I80–I89 Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory

I88.1 (also written I881) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for chronic lymphadenitis, except mesenteric. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 4 codes in category I88 (Nonspecific lymphadenitis). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 11 entries. Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from I88 Nonspecific lymphadenitis
  • acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (L04.-)
  • enlarged lymph nodes NOS (R59.-)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
  • 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.-)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Adenitis
  • Lymphadenitis

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 11 entries