I87.03
I87.03 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I87.03 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Risk adjustment
I87.03 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 I87.03
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- I87.031Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.032Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.033Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.039Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I87.0. If I87.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I87.03
- Is I87.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I87.03 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I87.03 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).