O22.03
O22.03 — Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, third trimester
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
O22.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, third trimester. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
O22.03 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.
Medicare coverage
O22.03 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies
Related codes at this level
Codes that share O22.0. If O22.03 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about O22.03
- Is O22.03 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. O22.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does O22.03 sit in the tabular list?
- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A), in the block Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy (O20-O29).