ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I87.31 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer
Header codeNot billable: use one of the 4 billable codes below
About I87.31
- Code
- I87.31
- Billable
- No, header
- Short description
- Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer
- Category
- I87 Other disorders of veins
- 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 I87.31
Use additional code Add a second code for the detail named here.
- code to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-)
Also applies, from I87.3 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
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.-)
Codes under I87.31 4
- I87.311 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of right lower extremityBillable
- I87.312 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of left lower extremityBillable
- I87.313 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of bilateral lower extremityBillable
- I87.319 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of unspecified lower extremityBillable
Related codes in I87.3
- I87.30 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complicationsHeader
- I87.32 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammationHeader
- I87.33 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammationHeader
- I87.39 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with other complicationsHeader
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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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