I83.892 — Varicose veins of left lower extremity with other complications
I83.892 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of left lower extremity with other complications. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I83.892 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.
Medicare coverage
I83.892 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies — 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52870Billing and Coding: Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremity
- A52993Billing and Coding: Peripheral Venous Ultrasound
- A53026Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery Coverage
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
How I83.892 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to I83.892.
- Varix›leg›left›with›edema
- Varix›leg›left›with›specified complication NEC
- Varix›leg›left›with›swelling
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I83.89. If I83.892 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I83.892
- Is I83.892 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I83.892 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I83.892 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).