L04.1

Acute lymphadenitis of trunk

Billable / specific

L04.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from L04)

  • abscess (acute) of lymph nodes, except mesenteric
  • acute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • chronic or subacute lymphadenitis, except mesenteric (I88.1) (from L04)
  • enlarged lymph nodes (R59.-) (from L04)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease resulting in generalized lymphadenopathy (B20) (from L04)
  • lymphadenitis NOS (I88.9) (from L04)
  • nonspecific mesenteric lymphadenitis (I88.0) (from L04)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L04)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L04)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L04)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L04)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L04)
  • lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L04)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L04)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L04)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L04)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L04)
  • hordeolum (H00.0) (from L04)
  • infective dermatitis (L30.3) (from L04)
  • local infections of skin classified in Chapter 1 (from L04)
  • lupus panniculitis (L93.2) (from L04)
  • panniculitis NOS (M79.3) (from L04)
  • panniculitis of neck and back (M54.0-) (from L04)
  • Perlèche NOS (K13.0) (from L04)
  • Perlèche due to candidiasis (B37.0) (from L04)
  • Perlèche due to riboflavin deficiency (E53.0) (from L04)
  • pyogenic granuloma (L98.0) (from L04)
  • relapsing panniculitis [Weber-Christian] (M35.6) (from L04)
  • viral warts (B07.-) (from L04)
  • zoster (B02.-) (from L04)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent. (from L04)

Also known as

  • Abscess, inguinal, lymph gland or node
  • Adenitis, groin, acute
  • Adenitis, inguinal, acute
  • Infection, infected, infective, inguinalglands
  • Lymphadenitis, acute, trunk

Parent code

  • L04Acute lymphadenitisHeader

Related codes

  • L04.0Acute lymphadenitis of face, head and neckBillable
  • L04.2Acute lymphadenitis of upper limbBillable
  • L04.3Acute lymphadenitis of lower limbBillable
  • L04.8Acute lymphadenitis of other sitesBillable
  • L04.9Acute lymphadenitis, unspecifiedBillable

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