I83.0 Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Use additional code

• code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)

Applies from I83 Varicose veins of lower extremities

Excludes2 (not included here)

• varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)
• varicose veins complicating the puerperium (O87.4)

Codes under I83.0

• I83.00 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer
• I83.01 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with ulcer
• I83.02 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer

Code annotations containing back-references to I83.0

Back-references to I83.0

• Type 2 Excludes: L89 Pressure ulcer ("varicose ulcer (I83.0, I83.2)")
• Code First: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("varicose ulcer (I83.0-, I83.2-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.4 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of skin, not elsewhere classified ("varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L98.A Non-pressure chronic ulcer of upper limb, not elsewhere classified ("varicose ulcer (I83.0-I83.93)")

Back-references to I83

• Type 1 Excludes: I87.3 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) ("varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I83.0

• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › with › ulcer
• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › bilateral (asymptomatic) › with › ulcer

Nearby codes

• I83 Varicose veins of lower extremities
• I83.0 Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer (this code)
• I83.00 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer
• I83.001 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
• I83.002 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of calf
• I83.003 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
• I83.004 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot