I87.33 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) 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 I87.3 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 I87.33

• I87.331 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.332 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.333 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.339 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity

Code annotations containing back-references to I87.33

Back-references to I87.33

• 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 I87.33

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

Nearby codes

• I87.32 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation
• I87.321 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.322 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.323 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.329 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.33 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation (this code)
• I87.331 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
• I87.332 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
• I87.333 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
• I87.339 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
• I87.39 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complications