I83.20
I83.20: Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I83.20 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with I83.20
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I87.3Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I83.20
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- I83.201Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation
- I83.202Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
- I83.203Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
- I83.204Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation
- I83.205Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer other part of foot and inflammation
- I83.208Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of other part of lower extremity and inflammation
- I83.209Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of unspecified site and inflammation