I83.891 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with other complications

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)

Applies from I83.89 Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complications

Applicable to

• Varicose veins of lower extremities with edema
• Varicose veins of lower extremities with swelling

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 454.8 Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complications (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 I83.891

Back-references to I83

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

Diagnosis Index entries for I83.891

• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › right (asymptomatic) › with › edema
• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › right (asymptomatic) › with › specified complication NEC
• Varix (lower limb) › leg (asymptomatic) › right (asymptomatic) › with › swelling

Nearby codes

• I83.811 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with pain
• I83.812 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with pain
• I83.813 Varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities with pain
• I83.819 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with pain
• I83.89 Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complications
• I83.891 Varicose veins of right lower extremity with other complications (this code)
• I83.892 Varicose veins of left lower extremity with other complications
• I83.893 Varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities with other complications
• I83.899 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with other complications
• I83.9 Asymptomatic varicose veins of lower extremities
• I83.90 Asymptomatic varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity