I83
Non-billableVaricose veins of lower extremities
Varicose veins of lower extremities
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
- varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)
- varicose veins complicating the puerperium (O87.4)
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Phlebectasia of lower extremitiesC0155778
- Phlebectasia of lower extremityC0155778
- VV - Varicose veins of legC0155778
- Varicose Vein of Lower ExtremitiesC0155778
- Varicose veins of lower extremitiesC0155778
- Varicose veins of lower extremityC0155778
- Varicose veins of lower extremity (disorder)C0155778
- Varicose veins of lower limbC0155778
- Varix of lower extremitiesC0155778
- Varix of lower extremityC0155778
- extremities lower varicose veinC0155778
- extremities lower varicose veinsC0155778
- leg varicose veinsC0155778
- legs varicose veinsC0155778
- varicose veins legC0155778
- varicose veins of the leg (non-specific)C0155778
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code I83?
ICD-10-CM code I83 represents "Varicose veins of lower extremities". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is I83 a billable code?
No, I83 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under I83.
What chapter is I83 in?
I83 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).
What are the subcategories under I83?
I83 has 5 child codes, including: I83.0 (Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer), I83.1 (Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation), I83.2 (Varicose veins of lower extremities w ulc and inflammation), I83.8 (Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complications), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for I83?
I83 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0155778. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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