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.
Risk adjustment
I83.20 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 I83.20
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
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I83.2. If I83.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I83.20
- Is I83.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I83.20 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I83.20 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).