I87.33
I87.33: Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I87.33 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) 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
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead I87.33
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- I87.331Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.332Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.333Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.339Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity