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.
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 to one of these instead I83.01
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- I83.011Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- I83.012Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of calf
- I83.013Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
- I83.014Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
- I83.015Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
- I83.018Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
- I83.019Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
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).