I87.33 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation
Is I87.33 billable?
No — I87.33 is a non-billable header code. I87.33 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 4 billable codes beneath I87.33.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
I87.33 at a glance
| Code | I87.33 |
|---|---|
| Description | Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is I87.33 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to I87.33. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hypertension, hypertensive › venous › idiopathic › with › inflammation › with ulcer (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)
- Hypertension, hypertensive › venous › idiopathic › with › ulcer › with inflammation (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside I87.33 to fully describe the condition. I87.33 is sequenced first.
- code to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I87.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with I87.33 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I87.33, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I87.33 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 I87.33? (4)
- 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
How long has I87.33 existed?
I87.33 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 I87.33?
What other codes are in the I87.3 family? (4)
- I87.30Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complicationsnot billable
- I87.31Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcernot billable
- I87.32Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammationnot billable
- I87.39Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complicationsnot billable