ICD-10-CM Codes
I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system
I80-I89 Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified
I89- Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I89.1

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I89.1

Lymphangitis

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Billable/Specific Code

I89.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I89.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I89.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 I89.1 may differ.

Applicable To

Chronic lymphangitis
Lymphangitis NOS
Subacute lymphangitis

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as I89.1. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

acute lymphangitis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03
- L03 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
  - L03.0 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of finger a...
    - L03.01 Cellulitis of finger
      L03.011 Cellulitis of right finger
      L03.012 Cellulitis of left finger
      L03.019 Cellulitis of unspecified finger
    - L03.02 Acute lymphangitis of finger
      L03.021 Acute lymphangitis of right finger
      L03.022 Acute lymphangitis of left finger
      L03.029 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified finger
    - L03.03 Cellulitis of toe
      L03.031 Cellulitis of right toe
      L03.032 Cellulitis of left toe
      L03.039 Cellulitis of unspecified toe
    - L03.04 Acute lymphangitis of toe
      L03.041 Acute lymphangitis of right toe
      L03.042 Acute lymphangitis of left toe
      L03.049 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified toe
  - L03.1 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other pa...
    - L03.11 Cellulitis of other parts of limb
      L03.111 Cellulitis of right axilla
      L03.112 Cellulitis of left axilla
      L03.113 Cellulitis of right upper limb
      L03.114 Cellulitis of left upper limb
      L03.115 Cellulitis of right lower limb
      L03.116 Cellulitis of left lower limb
      L03.119 Cellulitis of unspecified part of limb
    - L03.12 Acute lymphangitis of other parts of limb
      L03.121 Acute lymphangitis of right axilla
      L03.122 Acute lymphangitis of left axilla
      L03.123 Acute lymphangitis of right upper limb
      L03.124 Acute lymphangitis of left upper limb
      L03.125 Acute lymphangitis of right lower limb
      L03.126 Acute lymphangitis of left lower limb
      L03.129 Acute lymphangitis of unspecified part of lim...
  - L03.2 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face and...
    - L03.21 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of face
      L03.211 Cellulitis of face
      L03.212 Acute lymphangitis of face
      L03.213 Periorbital cellulitis
    - L03.22 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of neck
      L03.221 Cellulitis of neck
      L03.222 Acute lymphangitis of neck
  - L03.3 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of trunk
    - L03.31 Cellulitis of trunk
      L03.311 Cellulitis of abdominal wall
      L03.312 Cellulitis of back [any part except buttock]
      L03.313 Cellulitis of chest wall
      L03.314 Cellulitis of groin
      L03.315 Cellulitis of perineum
      L03.316 Cellulitis of umbilicus
      L03.317 Cellulitis of buttock
      L03.319 …… unspecified
    - L03.32 Acute lymphangitis of trunk
      L03.321 Acute lymphangitis of abdominal wall
      L03.322 Acute lymphangitis of back [any part except b...
      L03.323 Acute lymphangitis of chest wall
      L03.324 Acute lymphangitis of groin
      L03.325 Acute lymphangitis of perineum
      L03.326 Acute lymphangitis of umbilicus
      L03.327 Acute lymphangitis of buttock
      L03.329 …… unspecified
  - L03.8 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis of other si...
    - L03.81 Cellulitis of other sites
      L03.811 Cellulitis of head [any part, except face]
      L03.818 Cellulitis of other sites
    - L03.89 Acute lymphangitis of other sites
      L03.891 Acute lymphangitis of head [any part, except ...
      L03.898 Acute lymphangitis of other sites
  - L03.9 Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis, unspecifie...
    - L03.90 Cellulitis, unspecified
    - L03.91 Acute lymphangitis, unspecified
L03.-
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The following code(s) above I89.1 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to I89.1:

I00-I99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range I00-I99
Diseases of the circulatory system
Type 2 Excludes
- 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.-)
Diseases of the circulatory system
I89
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I89
Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
Type 1 Excludes
- chylocele, tunica vaginalis (nonfilarial) NOS (N50.89)
- enlarged lymph nodes NOS (R59.-)
- filarial chylocele (B74.-)
- hereditary lymphedema (Q82.0)
Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

Approximate Synonyms

Chronic lymphangitis

ICD-10-CM I89.1 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

602 Cellulitis with mcc
603 Cellulitis without mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert I89.1 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to I89.1:

Type 1 Excludes: L03.91

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03.91
Acute lymphangitis, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
- lymphangitis NOS (I89.1)
Type 2 Excludes: L03

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L03
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis
Type 2 Excludes
- cellulitis of anal and rectal region (K61.-)
- cellulitis of external auditory canal (H60.1)
- cellulitis of eyelid (H00.0)
- cellulitis of female external genital organs (N76.4)
- cellulitis of lacrimal apparatus (H04.3)
- cellulitis of male external genital organs (N48.2, N49.-)
- cellulitis of mouth (K12.2)
- cellulitis of nose (J34.0)
- eosinophilic cellulitis [Wells] (L98.3)
- febrile neutrophilic dermatosis [Sweet] (L98.2)
- lymphangitis (chronic) (subacute) (I89.1)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I89.1:

Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) I96
- see also Necrosis
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I96
Gangrene, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
Gangrenous cellulitis
Type 1 Excludes
gangrene in atherosclerosis of native arteries of the extremities (I70.26)
gangrene in hernia (K40.1, K40.4, K41.1, K41.4, K42.1, K43.1-, K44.1, K45.1, K46.1)
gangrene in other peripheral vascular diseases (I73.-)
gangrene of certain specified sites - see Alphabetical Index
gas gangrene (A48.0)
pyoderma gangrenosum (L88)
Type 2 Excludes
gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52)
- lymphangitis I89.1
Lymphangitis I89.1
- chronic I89.1 (any site)
- subacute I89.1 (any site)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I89.1

I87.399 …… of unspecified lower extremity

I87.8 Other specified disorders of veins

I87.9 Disorder of vein, unspecified

I88 Nonspecific lymphadenitis

I88.0 Nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis

I88.1 Chronic lymphadenitis, except mesenteric

I88.8 Other nonspecific lymphadenitis

I88.9 Nonspecific lymphadenitis, unspecified

I89 Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

I89.0 Lymphedema, not elsewhere classified

I89.1 Lymphangitis

I89.8 Other specified noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

I89.9 Noninfective disorder of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, unspecified

I95 Hypotension

I95.0 Idiopathic hypotension

I95.1 Orthostatic hypotension

I95.2 Hypotension due to drugs

I95.3 Hypotension of hemodialysis

I95.8 Other hypotension

I95.81 Postprocedural hypotension

I95.89 Other hypotension

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I89.1

Lymphangitis

Diseases of the circulatory system

Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes

Acute lymphangitis, unspecified

Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis

Gangrene, not elsewhere classified