I83.2 Varicose veins of lower extremities with both ulcer and inflammation

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 I83.2

• I83.20 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation
• I83.21 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation
• I83.22 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with both ulcer and inflammation

Code annotations containing back-references to I83.2

Back-references to I83.2

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

Back-references to I83

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

Diagnosis Index entries for I83.2

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

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• 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
• I83.202 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of calf and inflammation
• I83.203 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of ankle and inflammation
• I83.204 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with both ulcer of heel and midfoot and inflammation