I87.31 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Use additional code

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

Applies from I87.3 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)

Applicable to

• Stasis edema

Excludes1 (never code together)

• chronic venous hypertension due to deep vein thrombosis (I87.0-)
• varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.-)

Codes under I87.31

• I87.311 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of right lower extremity
• I87.312 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of left lower extremity
• I87.313 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.319 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity

Code annotations containing back-references to I87.31

Back-references to I87.31

• Code First: L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified ("chronic venous hypertension (I87.31-, I87.33-)")

Back-references to I87.3

• Type 1 Excludes: I87.0 Postthrombotic syndrome ("chronic venous hypertension without deep vein thrombosis (I87.3-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I87.31

• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › venous (chronic) › idiopathic › with › ulcer

Nearby codes

• I87.30 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications
• I87.301 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of right lower extremity
• I87.302 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of left lower extremity
• I87.303 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.309 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.31 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer (this code)
• I87.311 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of right lower extremity
• I87.312 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of left lower extremity
• I87.313 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.319 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.32 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation