ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I86.8 Varicose veins of other specified sites
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
About I86.8
- Code
- I86.8
- Billable
- Yes
- Short description
- Varicose veins of other specified sites
- Category
- I86 Varicose veins of other sites
- 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 I86.8
Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.
- Varicose ulcer of nasal septum
Also applies, from I86 Varicose veins of other sites
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
- varicose veins of unspecified site (I83.9-)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- retinal varices (H35.0-)
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 I86
- I86.0 Sublingual varicesBillable
- I86.1 Scrotal varicesBillable
- I86.2 Pelvic varicesBillable
- I86.3 Vulval varicesBillable
- I86.4 Gastric varicesBillable
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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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