I87.309

I87.309: Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of unspecified lower extremity

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I87.309 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of unspecified lower extremity. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Chronic venous hypertension NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I87.309

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I87.3: Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)

chronic venous hypertension due to deep vein thrombosis (I87.0-)
varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I87.309 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hypertension, hypertensive›venous›idiopathic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.