I87.01 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Use additional code

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

Applies from I87.0 Postthrombotic syndrome

Applicable to

• Chronic venous hypertension due to deep vein thrombosis
• Postphlebitic syndrome

Excludes1 (never code together)

• chronic venous hypertension without deep vein thrombosis (I87.3-)

Codes under I87.01

• I87.011 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of right lower extremity
• I87.012 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of left lower extremity
• I87.013 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.019 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity

Code annotations containing back-references to I87.01

Back-references to I87.01

• Code First: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("postphlebitic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)")
• Code First: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("postthrombotic syndrome (I87.01-, I87.03-)")

Back-references to I87.0

• Type 1 Excludes: I87.3 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) ("chronic venous hypertension due to deep vein thrombosis (I87.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I87.01

• Syndrome › postthrombotic › with › ulcer

Nearby codes

• I87.00 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications
• I87.001 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of right lower extremity
• I87.002 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of left lower extremity
• I87.003 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.009 Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of unspecified extremity
• I87.01 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer (this code)
• I87.011 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of right lower extremity
• I87.012 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of left lower extremity
• I87.013 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.019 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.02 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation