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ICD-10-CM Code for Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer I83.00

ICD-10 code I83.00 for Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer

I83.0

Use additional code to identify severity of ulcer (L97.-)

I83

Excludes2: varicose veins complicating pregnancy (O22.0-)
varicose veins complicating the puerperium (O87.4)

 
I83.00 Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer
Child Code
Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of thigh
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of calf
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of ankle
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of heel and midfoot
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of foot
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer other part of lower leg
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Varicose veins of unspecified lower extremity with ulcer of unspecified site

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