Diagnosis Code

I86.8 VARICOSE VEINS OF OTHER SPECIFIED SITES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I86.8

Short Description: Varicose veins of other specified sites

Long Description: Varicose veins of other specified sites

The code I86.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified (I80-I89)
      • Varicose veins of other sites (I86)
        • I86.8 Varicose veins of other specified sites

This code is valid for adult diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abdominal varicosities
  • Abdominal wall veins distended
  • Acute aneurysm of left popliteal vein
  • Acute aneurysm of right popliteal vein
  • Acute venous aneurysm
  • Acute venous aneurysm
  • Aneurysm of systemic vein
  • Appearance of anal orifice - finding
  • Chest wall veins distended
  • Compression of vein
  • Dilated subcutaneous veins
  • Disorder of vascular structure of duodenum
  • Distended epigastric veins
  • Distension of veins of lateral abdominal wall
  • Distention of jugular vein
  • Distention of jugular vein
  • Distention of vein
  • Distention of veins around shoulder
  • Duodenal varices
  • Finding of appearance of anus
  • Internal jugular phlebectasia
  • Megaduodenum
  • Oral varices
  • Orbital varix
  • Ovarian vein syndrome
  • Palmar varices
  • Perianal venous dilatation
  • Saccular dilatation of left superior caval vein
  • Saccular dilatation of right superior vena cava
  • Trunk varices
  • Ulcer of nasal septum
  • Ulcer of nose
  • Varices of common bile duct
  • Varices of gallbladder
  • Varices of large intestine
  • Varices of small intestine
  • Varicose veins of nasal septum with ulcer
  • Varix of vocal cord
  • Vascular disorder of large intestine
  • Venous ectasia of mesenteric vein
  • Venous varices of external jugular vein

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code I86.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Peripheral Vascular Disorders With Mcc (299)
  • Peripheral Vascular Disorders With Cc (300)
  • Peripheral Vascular Disorders Without Cc/mcc (301)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I86.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Varicose ulcer of nasal septum

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I86.8 Right Arrow 456.8 Varices of other sites

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I86 Varicose veins of other sites
I86.0 Sublingual varices
I86.1 Scrotal varices
I86.2 Pelvic varices
I86.3 Vulval varices
I86.4 Gastric varices


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023