ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I87.33 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation
Header codeNot billable: use one of the 4 billable codes below
About I87.33
- Code
- I87.33
- Billable
- No, header
- Short description
- Chronic venous hypertension w ulcer and inflammation
- 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 I87.33
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 I87.33 4
- I87.331 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremityBillable
- I87.332 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremityBillable
- I87.333 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremityBillable
- I87.339 Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremityBillable
Related codes in I87.3
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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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