L04 - Acute lymphadenitis

The ICD 10 Code for Acute lymphadenitis is listed as L04.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	L04
Description:	Acute lymphadenitis Includes: abscess (acute) of lymph nodes, except mesenteric acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric Excludes1: chronic or subacute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (I88.1) enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-) human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20) lymphadenitis NOS (I88.9) nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis (I88.0)

Chapter	Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of L04:
L04.0 - Acute lymphadenitis of face, head and neck
L04.1 - Acute lymphadenitis of trunk
L04.2 - Acute lymphadenitis of upper limb
L04.3 - Acute lymphadenitis of lower limb
L04.8 - Acute lymphadenitis of other sites
L04.9 - Acute lymphadenitis, unspecified