ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I83.003 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
About I83.003
- Code
- I83.003
- Billable
- Yes
- Short description
- Varicose veins of unsp lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
- Category
- I83 Varicose veins of lower extremities
- Block
- I80-I89 Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified
- Chapter
- 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
- Code set
- FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
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Coding notes for I83.003
No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.
Also applies, from I83.0 Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer
Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.
- code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Also applies, from I83 Varicose veins of lower extremities
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Related codes in I83.00
- I83.001 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of thighBillable
- I83.002 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of calfBillable
- I83.004 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfootBillable
- I83.005 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of footBillable
- I83.008 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower legBillable
- I83.009 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified siteBillable
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See 2MM+ plansICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.
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