Is I83.92 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. I83.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does I83.92 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).

I83.92

I83.92 — Asymptomatic varicose veins of left lower extremity

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft

I83.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for asymptomatic varicose veins of left lower extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I83.92

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of I83.92, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on I83 — Varicose veins of lower extremities

varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)
varicose veins complicating the puerperium (O87.4)

Other codes that can never be billed with I83.92

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at I83.92. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading I83.92 alone.

I87.3Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)

Risk adjustment

I83.92 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

I83.92 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies

How I83.92 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 I83.92.

Varix›leg›left(asymptomatic)

Code history

I83.92 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share I83.9. If I83.92 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about I83.92

Is I83.92 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. I83.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does I83.92 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).