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O22.00

O22.00: Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O22.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above O22.00

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on O22: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

  • venous complications of:
  • abortion NOS (O03.9)
  • ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
  • failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
  • induced abortion (O04.85)
  • spontaneous abortion (O03.89)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O22.00

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on O22: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

  • obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
  • venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)

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.

Other codes under O22.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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