Acute lymphadenitis - L04
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code L04 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- abscess (acute) of lymph nodes, except mesenteric
- acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- 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)
These ranges represents subcategories of Acute lymphadenitis. The "L04" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.