ICD-10 Code for Lymphangitis

The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for lymphangitis is I89.1 – Lymphangitis. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (29 codes, 25 billable).

Main code: I89.1 – Lymphangitis
Billable: Yes

Index entries for Lymphangitis

with
- abscess - code by site under Abscess
- cellulitis - code by site under Cellulitis
- ectopic or molar pregnancy – O08.0
acute – L03.91
- abdominal wall – L03.321
- ankle – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- arm – see Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb
- auricle (ear) – see Lymphangitis, acute, ear
- axilla – L03.12- (header)
- back (any part except buttock and flank) – L03.322
- buttock – L03.327
- cervical (meaning neck) – L03.222
- cheek (external) – L03.212
- chest wall – L03.323
- digit
  - finger – see Lymphangitis, acute, finger
  - toe – see Lymphangitis, acute, toe
- ear (external) – H60.1- (header)
- external auditory canal – see Lymphangitis, acute, ear
- eyelid – see Abscess, eyelid
- face NEC – L03.212
- finger (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) – L03.02- (header)
- flank – L03.32A
- foot – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- gluteal (region) – L03.327
- groin – L03.324
- hand – see Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb
- head NEC – L03.891
  - face (any part, except ear, eye and nose) – L03.212
- heel – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- hip – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- jaw (region) – L03.212
- knee – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- leg – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- lower limb – L03.12- (header)
  - toe – see Lymphangitis, acute, toe
- navel – L03.326
- neck (region) – L03.222
- orbit, orbital – see Cellulitis, orbit
- pectoral (region) – L03.323
- perineal, perineum – L03.325
- scalp (any part) – L03.891
- shoulder – see Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb
- specified site NEC – L03.898
- thigh – see Lymphangitis, acute, lower limb
- thumb (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) – see Lymphangitis, acute, finger
- toe (intrathecal) (periosteal) (subcutaneous) (subcuticular) – L03.04- (header)
- trunk – L03.329
  - abdominal wall – L03.321
  - back (any part except buttock and flank) – L03.322
  - buttock – L03.327
  - chest wall – L03.323
  - groin – L03.324
  - perineal, perineum – L03.325
  - umbilicus – L03.326
- umbilicus – L03.326
- upper limb – L03.12- (header)
  - axilla – see Lymphangitis, acute, axilla
  - finger – see Lymphangitis, acute, finger
  - thumb – see Lymphangitis, acute, finger
- wrist – see Lymphangitis, acute, upper limb
breast
- gestational – see Mastitis, obstetric
chancroidal – A57
chronic (any site) – I89.1
due to
- Brugia (malayi) – B74.1
  - timori – B74.2
- Wuchereria bancrofti – B74.0
following ectopic or molar pregnancy – O08.89
penis
- acute – N48.29
- gonococcal (acute) (chronic) – A54.09
puerperal, postpartum, childbirth – O86.89
strumous, tuberculous – A18.2
subacute (any site) – I89.1
tuberculous – see Tuberculosis, lymph gland

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.