I87.03 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation

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 I87.03

• I87.031 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.032 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.033 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.039 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity

Code annotations containing back-references to I87.03

Back-references to I87.03

• 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 I87.03

• Syndrome › postthrombotic › with › inflammation › with ulcer
• Syndrome › postthrombotic › with › ulcer › with inflammation

Nearby codes

• I87.02 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation
• I87.021 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.022 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.023 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.029 Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.03 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation (this code)
• I87.031 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.032 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.033 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.039 Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.09 Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications