I86.8 — Varicose veins of other specified sites
Is I86.8 billable?
Yes, but I86.8 is an unspecified code. I86.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, I86.8 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting I86.8 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
I86.8 at a glance
| Code | I86.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Varicose veins of other specified sites |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does I86.8 group to?
I86.8 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 I86.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I86.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Aneurysm › venous (anastomotic) (artery) (cirsoid) (diffuse) (false) (fusiform) (multiple) (saccular)
- Caput › medusae
- Dilatation › vein
- Dilatation › venule NEC
- Varix › nasal septum (lower limb)
- Varix › orbit (lower limb)
- Varix › pharynx (lower limb)
- Varix › renal papilla (lower limb)
- Varix › sigmoid colon (lower limb)
- Varix › specified site NEC (lower limb)
- Varix › spinal (lower limb)
- Varix › spleen, splenic (lower limb)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I86.8.
- Varicose ulcer of nasal septum
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I86
The conditions below can never be reported together with I86.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- varicose veins of unspecified site (I83.9-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I86.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I86.8 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 I86
The conditions below are not part of I86.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I86.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- retinal varices (H35.0-)
How long has I86.8 existed?
I86.8 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.