Is I83.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. I83.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does I83.01 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).

I83.01

I83.01 — Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

I83.01 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I83.01

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of I83.01, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on I83 — Varicose veins of lower extremities

varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)
varicose veins complicating the puerperium (O87.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with I83.01

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I83.01. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I83.01 alone.

I87.3Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)

Risk adjustment

I83.01 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

I83.01 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead I83.01

7 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I83.0. If I83.01 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I83.01

Is I83.01 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. I83.01 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does I83.01 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).