I83.003 — Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
I83.003 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I83.003
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of I83.003, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with I83.003
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I83.003. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I83.003 alone.
- I87.3Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)
Risk adjustment
I83.003 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 383 Chronic Ulcer of Skin, Except Pressure, Not Specified as Through to Bone or Muscle0.646 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
I83.003 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56566Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A57067Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical and Occupational Therapy Servicesnot covered
- A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
- A56852Billing and Coding: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Severe Obesity
How I83.003 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I83.003.
- Varix›leg›with›ulcer›ankle
Code history
I83.003 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I83.00. If I83.003 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- I83.001Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- I83.002Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of calf
- I83.004Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
- I83.005Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
- I83.008Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
- I83.009Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
Questions about I83.003
- Is I83.003 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I83.003 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I83.003 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99), in the block Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89).