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FY2027

I87.339 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity

BillableUnspecifiedCC

Is I87.339 billable?

Yes, but I87.339 will trip a Medicare edit. I87.339 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, CMS lists I87.339 under Medicare Code Editor edit 20, “Unspecified code” — meaning a code specifying laterality (right, left or bilateral) exists in the same family. On an inpatient claim this triggers the edit, because CMS holds that there are very limited circumstances in which laterality cannot be documented.

I87.339 at a glance

CodeI87.339
DescriptionChronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

What Medicare edits apply to I87.339?

The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name I87.339 directly.

Unspecified — a laterality-specific code exists — MCE edit 20

A code specifying laterality (right, left or bilateral) exists in the same family. CMS holds that there are very limited circumstances in which laterality cannot be documented.

Which MS-DRGs does I87.339 group to?

I87.339 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

As a secondary diagnosis, I87.339 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is I87.339 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under I87.33, the nearest indexed parent of I87.339. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • 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)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I87.3

The conditions below can never be reported together with I87.339 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • chronic venous hypertension due to deep vein thrombosis (I87.0-)
  • varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.-)

Use additional code — inherited from I87.33

Report an additional code alongside I87.339 to fully describe the condition. I87.339 is sequenced first.

  • code to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9

The conditions below are not part of I87.339, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I87.339 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.-)

How long has I87.339 existed?

I87.339 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.

What other codes are in the I87.33 family? (3)