R59 Enlarged lymph nodes

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

lymphadenitis NOS (I88.9)
acute lymphadenitis (L04.-)
chronic lymphadenitis (I88.1)
mesenteric (acute) (chronic) lymphadenitis (I88.0)

Includes

swollen glands

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Code Title
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R50-R69 General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
R59 Enlarged lymph nodes
Type 1 Excludes
lymphadenitis NOS (I88.9)
acute lymphadenitis (L04.-)
chronic lymphadenitis (I88.1)
mesenteric (acute) (chronic) lymphadenitis (I88.0)

Includes
swollen glands

R59.0 Localized enlarged lymph nodes
R59.1 Generalized enlarged lymph nodes
R59.9 Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified