ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I83.10 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with inflammation
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
About I83.10
- Code
- I83.10
- Billable
- Yes
- Short description
- Varicose veins of unsp lower extremity with inflammation
- 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 I83.10
No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.
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 I83.1
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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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