I83.22
I83.22: Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
I83.22 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of left 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 I83.22
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 I83.22
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- I83.221Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation
- I83.222Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
- I83.223Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
- I83.224Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation
- I83.225Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer other part of foot and inflammation
- I83.228Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of other part of lower extremity and inflammation
- I83.229Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of unspecified site and inflammation