Diagnosis Code

I89.1 LYMPHANGITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I89.1

Short Description: Lymphangitis

Long Description: Lymphangitis

The code I89.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89)
      • Oth noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and nodes (I89)
        • I89.1 Lymphangitis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abscess of skin with lymphangitis
  • Ascending lymphangitis
  • Ascending lymphangitis
  • Ascending lymphangitis caused by bacterium
  • Cellulitis of skin with lymphangitis
  • Chronic disease of lymphatic vessels
  • Chronic lymphangitis
  • Infectious lymphangitis
  • Infectious lymphangitis
  • Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis co-occurrent with nodular lymphangitis
  • Localized infection of skin AND/OR subcutaneous tissue
  • Lymphangitis
  • Lymphangitis caused by bacterium
  • Lymphangitis of breast - obstetric
  • Lymphangitis of breast associated with childbirth
  • Subacute lymphangitis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code I89.1 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Cellulitis With Mcc (602)
  • Cellulitis Without Mcc (603)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I89.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Chronic lymphangitis
    • Lymphangitis NOS
    • Subacute lymphangitis
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • acute lymphangitis (@L03*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I89.1 Right Arrow 457.2 Lymphangitis

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I89 Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
I89.0 Lymphedema, not elsewhere classified
I89.8 Other specified noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
I89.9 Noninfective disorder of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023