Alphabetic Index FY2027

I87.2

Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I80–I89 Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes, not elsewhere classified

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · Wound

I87.2 (also written I872) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral). It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 44 codes in category I87 (Other disorders of veins). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 6 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Use additional code

Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.

This code
  • code, if applicable, to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-)

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

This code
  • , if applicable, associated hypertensive conditions such as:
    • essential (primary) hypertension (I10)
    • hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-)
    • hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease (I13.-)
    • hypertensive heart disease (I11.-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
  • stasis dermatitis with varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.1-, I83.2-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the Wound clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Stasis dermatitis

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 6 entries