I87.39
I87.39 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
I87.39 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
I87.39 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 I87.39
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- I87.391Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of right lower extremity
- I87.392Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of left lower extremity
- I87.393Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.399Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of unspecified lower extremity
Related codes at this level
Codes that share I87.3. If I87.39 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about I87.39
- Is I87.39 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. I87.39 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does I87.39 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).