I83.10 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with inflammation

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 299-301 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 454.1 Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 15 through 124.

Code annotations containing back-references to I83.10

Back-references to I83.1

• Type 1 Excludes: I87.2 Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral) ("stasis dermatitis with varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.1-, I83.2-)")

Back-references to I83

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

Diagnosis Index entries for I83.10

• Varix (lower limb) › with › inflammation
• Varix (lower limb) › with › stasis dermatitis
• Varix (lower limb) › inflamed or infected
• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › with › inflammation

Nearby codes

• I83.024 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
• I83.025 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
• I83.028 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
• I83.029 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site
• I83.1 Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation
• I83.10 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with inflammation (this code)
• I83.11 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with inflammation
• I83.12 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with inflammation
• I83.2 Varicose veins of lower extremities with both ulcer and inflammation
• I83.20 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation
• I83.201 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of thigh and inflammation