I83.899
I83.899 — Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with other complications
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I83.899 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with other complications. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
I83.899 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.
How I83.899 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 I83.899.
- Varix›with›bleeding
- Varix›with›edema
- Varix›with›rupture
- Varix›with›specified complication NEC
- Varix›with›swelling
- Varix›leg›with›edema
- Varix›leg›with›specified complication NEC
- Varix›leg›with›swelling
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I83.89. If I83.899 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I83.899
- Is I83.899 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. I83.899 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does I83.899 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).