Diagnosis Code

R59 ENLARGED LYMPH NODES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R59

Short Description: Enlarged lymph nodes

Long Description: Enlarged lymph nodes

The code R59 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
      • Enlarged lymph nodes (R59)
        • R59 Enlarged lymph nodes

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R59 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • swollen glands
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • lymphadenitis NOS (@I88.9*)
    • acute lymphadenitis (@L04*.-)
    • chronic lymphadenitis (@I88.1*)
    • mesenteric (acute) (chronic) lymphadenitis (@I88.0*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R59.0 Localized enlarged lymph nodes
R59.1 Generalized enlarged lymph nodes
R59.9 Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified


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