I83.2 — Varicose veins of lower extremities with both ulcer and inflammation
Is I83.2 billable?
No — I83.2 is a non-billable header code. I83.2 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 21 billable codes beneath I83.2.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
I83.2 at a glance
| Code | I83.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Varicose veins of lower extremities with both ulcer and inflammation |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is I83.2 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I83.2. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Varix › leg › with › ulcer › with inflammation (lower limb)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside I83.2 to fully describe the condition. I83.2 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 I83.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83.2 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 I83.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I83.2 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under I83.2? (3)
How long has I83.2 existed?
I83.2 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.