O22.0 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Applicable to

• Varicose veins NOS in pregnancy

Applies from O22 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy

Excludes1 (never code together)

• venous complications of:
• abortion NOS (O03.9)
• ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.7)
• failed attempted abortion (O07.35)
• induced abortion (O04.85)
• spontaneous abortion (O03.89)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• obstetric pulmonary embolism (O88.-)
• venous complications and hemorrhoids of childbirth and the puerperium (O87.-)

Codes under O22.0

• O22.00 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O22.01 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, first trimester
• O22.02 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, second trimester
• O22.03 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, third trimester

Code annotations containing back-references to O22.0

Back-references to O22.0

• Type 2 Excludes: I83 Varicose veins of lower extremities ("varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)")

Back-references to O22

• Code First: I80 Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis ("phlebitis and thrombophlebitis complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)")
• Code First: I82 Other venous embolism and thrombosis ("pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O22.-, O87.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: O87 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in the puerperium ("venous complications in pregnancy (O22.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: O99.4 Diseases of the circulatory system complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium ("venous complications and cerebrovenous sinus thrombosis in pregnancy (O22.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for O22.0

• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › varicose veins (lower extremities)
• Pregnancy (single) (uterine) › complicated by (care of) (management affected by) › varicose veins (lower extremities) › legs
• Varix (lower limb) › complicating › pregnancy (lower extremity)

Nearby codes

• O22 Venous complications and hemorrhoids in pregnancy
• O22.0 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy (this code)
• O22.00 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, unspecified trimester
• O22.01 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, first trimester
• O22.02 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, second trimester
• O22.03 Varicose veins of lower extremity in pregnancy, third trimester
• O22.1 Genital varices in pregnancy