Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)
Early symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency, like achy legs, might not seem serious. If left untreated, the condition may progress. Serious complications can arise from untreated chronic venous insufficiency. Poor circulation in the legs can cause ulcers to develop. These ulcers may be painful and slow to heal.
Rationale: The stasis ulcer caused by venous insufficiency is captured first with the code for underlying disease (459.81) followed by the code for the location of the ulcer (707.13).
ICD-10 code L97. 909 for Non-pressure chronic ulcer of unspecified part of unspecified lower leg with unspecified severity is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue .
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified open wound, left lower leg, initial encounter S81. 802A.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified open wound, right lower leg, initial encounter- S81. 801A- Codify by AAPC.
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a condition that occurs when the venous wall and/or valves in the leg veins are not working effectively, making it difficult for blood to return to the heart from the legs. CVI causes blood to “pool” or collect in these veins, and this pooling is called stasis.
The term “non-pressure ulcer” was coined to designate a primary mechanism other than shear or pressure. If there is poor circulation, such as that caused by venous or arterial insufficiency or excessive moisture or trauma, a patient may develop a non-pressure ulcer.
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
ICD-10 code I73. 9 for Peripheral vascular disease, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified multiple injuries- T07- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 code M79. 604 for Pain in right leg is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Soft tissue disorders .
2. A non-healing wound, such as an ulcer, is not coded with an injury code beginning with the letter S. Four common codes are L97-, “non-pressure ulcers”; L89-, “pressure ulcers”; I83-, “varicose veins with ulcers”; and I70.
25 for Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
ICD Code L97 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the seven child codes of L97 that describes the diagnosis 'non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, nec' in more detail. L97 Non-pressure chronic ulcer of lower limb, not elsewhere classified. NON-BILLABLE.
Venous ulcers (venous insufficiency ulceration, stasis ulcers, stasis dermatitis, varicose ulcers, or ulcus cruris) are wounds that are thought to occur due to improper functioning of venous valves, usually of the leg s (hence leg ulcers).:846 . They are the major occurrence of chronic wounds, occurring in 70% to 90% of leg ulcer cases.
Venous ulcers develop mostly along the medial distal leg, and can be very painful. Venous ulcer on the back of the right leg.
Use a child code to capture more detail. ICD Code L97 is a non-billable code.