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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 459.81
Venous (peripheral) insufficiency, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 459.81 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 459.81 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 459.81 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM I87.2 Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)
Approximate Synonyms
  • Dermatitis stasis
  • Peripheral venous insufficiency
  • Stasis dermatitis without varicosities
  • Stasis dermatitis wo varicosities
  • Stasis ulcer lower extremity
  • Stasis ulcer of leg without varicose veins
  • Venous stasis
  • Venous stasis ulcer of leg, wo varicose veins
  • Venous stasis ulceration of lower limb
  • Venous ulcer of leg
Clinical Information
  • Impaired venous blood flow or venous return (venous stasis), usually caused by inadequate venous valves. Venous insufficiency often occurs in the legs, and is associated with edema and sometimes with venous stasis ulcers at the ankle
Applies To
  • Chronic venous insufficiency NOS
Use Additional
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 459.81:
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • venous (peripheral) 459.81
  • Stasis
    • ulcer
      • with varicose veins 454.0
      • without varicose veins 459.81
    • venous 459.81
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative 707.9
    • stasis (leg) (venous) 454.0
      • with varicose veins 454.0
      • without varicose veins 459.81
      • inflamed or infected 454.2
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