R59 Enlarged lymph nodes

Category / Non-billable header 3 subcodes

Block: General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)

Includes

  • swollen glands

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
R59..0 Localized enlarged lymph nodes Yes
R59..1 Generalized enlarged lymph nodes Yes
R59..9 Enlarged lymph nodes, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026