I83.022 — Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of calf
Is I83.022 billable?
Yes — I83.022 is billable for FY2027. I83.022 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. I83.022 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
I83.022 at a glance
| Code | I83.022 |
|---|---|
| Description | Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of calf |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I83.022 group to?
I83.022 sits in MDC 05 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 299Peripheral Vascular Disorders with MCCmedical
- 300Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CCmedical
- 301Peripheral Vascular Disorders without CC/MCCmedical
How is I83.022 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I83.022. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Varix › leg › left › with › ulcer › calf (lower limb)
Use additional code — inherited from I83.0
Report an additional code alongside I83.022 to fully describe the condition. I83.022 is sequenced first.
- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I83.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83.022 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.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I83
The conditions below are not part of I83.022, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83.022 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has I83.022 existed?
I83.022 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 conditions are coded to I83.022?
What other codes are in the I83.02 family? (6)
- I83.021Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
- 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