I88.8 — Other nonspecific lymphadenitis
I88.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other nonspecific lymphadenitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I88.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I88.8 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How I88.8 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I88.8.
- Adenosclerosis
- Bubo
- Bubo›indolent(nonspecific)
- Bubo›inguinal(nonspecific)
- Granuloma›gland(lymph)
- Lymphadenitis›regional, nonbacterial
- Bubo›inguinal›infective
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I88. If I88.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I88.8
- Is I88.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I88.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I88.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89).