I83 — Varicose veins of lower extremities
Not billable
Is I83 billable?
No — I83 is a non-billable header code. I83 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 57 billable codes beneath I83.
Billable codes under this header
- I83.10Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with inflammation
- I83.11Varicose veins of right lower extremity with inflammation
- I83.12Varicose veins of left lower extremity with inflammation
- I83.90Asymptomatic varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity
- I83.91Asymptomatic varicose veins of right lower extremity
- I83.92Asymptomatic varicose veins of left lower extremity
- I83.93Asymptomatic varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities
- I83.001Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- I83.002Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of calf
- I83.003Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
- I83.004Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
- I83.005Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
- I83.008Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
- I83.009Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
- I83.011Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- I83.012Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of calf
- I83.013Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
- I83.014Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
- I83.015Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
- I83.018Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
- I83.019Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
- I83.021Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- I83.022Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of calf
- I83.023Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
- I83.024Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
- I83.025Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
- I83.028Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
- I83.029Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
- I83.201Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation
- I83.202Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
- I83.203Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
- I83.204Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation
- I83.205Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer other part of foot and inflammation
- I83.208Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of other part of lower extremity and inflammation
- I83.209Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of unspecified site and inflammation
- I83.211Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation
- I83.212Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
- I83.213Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
- I83.214Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation
- I83.215Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer other part of foot and inflammation
- I83.218Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of other part of lower extremity and inflammation
- I83.219Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer of unspecified site and inflammation
- I83.221Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation
- I83.222Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
- I83.223Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
- I83.224Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation
- I83.225Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer other part of foot and inflammation
- I83.228Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of other part of lower extremity and inflammation
- I83.229Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer of unspecified site and inflammation
- I83.811Varicose veins of right lower extremity with pain
- I83.812Varicose veins of left lower extremity with pain
- I83.813Varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities with pain
- I83.819Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with pain
- I83.891Varicose veins of right lower extremity with other complications
- I83.892Varicose veins of left lower extremity with other complications
- I83.893Varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities with other complications
- I83.899Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with other complications
I83 at a glance
| Code | I83 |
|---|---|
| Description | Varicose veins of lower extremities |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of I83, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I83, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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.-)
What codes fall under I83? (5)
- I83.0Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcernot billable
- I83.1Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammationnot billable
- I83.2Varicose veins of lower extremities with both ulcer and inflammationnot billable
- I83.8Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complicationsnot billable
- I83.9Asymptomatic varicose veins of lower extremitiesnot billable
How long has I83 existed?
I83 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with I83?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with I83 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.