I87.3 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)
Is I87.3 billable?
No — I87.3 is a non-billable header code. I87.3 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 20 billable codes beneath I87.3.
Billable codes under this header
- I87.301Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of right lower extremity
- I87.302Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of left lower extremity
- I87.303Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.309Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.311Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of right lower extremity
- I87.312Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of left lower extremity
- I87.313Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.319Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.321Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.322Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.323Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.329Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.331Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.332Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.333Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.339Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.391Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of right lower extremity
- I87.392Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of left lower extremity
- I87.393Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.399Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications of unspecified lower extremity
I87.3 at a glance
| Code | I87.3 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with I87.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to I87.3.
- Stasis edema
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I87.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I87.3 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 I87.3? (5)
- I87.30Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complicationsnot billable
- I87.31Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcernot billable
- I87.32Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammationnot billable
- I87.33Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammationnot billable
- I87.39Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complicationsnot billable
How long has I87.3 existed?
I87.3 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.