454.0 LEG VARICOSITY W ULCER

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 454.0

Short Description: Leg varicosity w ulcer

Long Description: Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer

Code Classification:

Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
- Diseases of veins and lymphatics, and other diseases of circulatory system (451-459)
  - 454 Varicose veins of lower extremities
    - 454.0 Leg varicosity w ulcer

This code is valid for adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 454.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Stasis
- ulcer
  - with varicose veins 454.0

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
- foot (indolent) (see also Ulcer, lower extremity) 707.15
  - varicose 454.0
    - inflamed or infected 454.2
- lower extremity (atrophic) (chronic) (neurogenic) (perforating) (pyogenic) (trophic) (tropical) 707.10
  - varicose 454.0
    - inflamed or infected 454.2
- stasis (leg) (venous) 454.0
  - with varicose veins 454.0
  - without varicose veins 459.81
  - inflamed or infected 454.2
- varicose (lower extremity, any part) 454.0
  - anus - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
  - broad ligament 456.5
  - esophagus (see also Varix, esophagus) 456.1
    - bleeding (see also Varix, esophagus, bleeding) 456.0
  - inflamed or infected 454.2
  - nasal septum 456.8
  - perineum 456.6
  - rectum - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
  - scrotum 456.4
  - specified site NEC 456.8
  - sublingual 456.3
  - vulva 456.6

Varicose
- ulcer (lower extremity, any part) 454.0
  - anus 455.8
    - external 455.5
    - internal 455.2
  - esophagus (see also Varix, esophagus) 456.1
    - bleeding (see also Varix, esophagus, bleeding) 456.0
  - inflamed or infected 454.2
  - nasal septum 456.8
  - perineum 456.6
  - rectum - see Varicose, ulcer, anus
  - scrotum 456.4
  - specified site NEC 456.8
- vein (lower extremity) (ruptured) (see also Varix) 454.9
  - with
    - ulcer 454.0
      - inflamed or infected 454.2
  - ulcerated 454.0
    - inflamed or infected 454.2

Varix (lower extremity) (ruptured) 454.9
- with
  - ulcer 454.0
    - with inflammation or infection 454.2
- ulcerated 454.0
  - inflamed or infected 454.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 454.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
454.0	I83.009	Varicose veins of unsp lower extremity w ulcer of unsp site
	I83.019	Varicose veins of right lower extremity w ulcer of unsp site
	I83.029	Varicose veins of left lower extremity w ulcer of unsp site

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
454.1	Varicose veins of lower extremities with inflammation
454.2	Varicose veins of lower extremities with ulcer and inflammation
454.8	Varicose veins of lower extremities with other complications
454.9	Asymptomatic varicose veins

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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