O87.4

O87.4: Varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperium

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

O87.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for varicose veins of lower extremity in the puerperium. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check O87.4 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above O87.4

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

Written on O87: Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium

obstetric embolism (O88.-)
puerperal septic thrombophlebitis (O86.81)
venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

O87.4 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57594Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Peripheral Venous Vascular and Hemodialysis Access Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Puerperal, puerperium›varicose veins(legs)
Varix›complicating›childbirth(lower extremity)
Varix›complicating›puerperium(lower extremity)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.