I87.01 is the authoritative medical code for Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer (ICD-10-CM I87.01), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code I87.01. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Excludes1 (not coded here): chronic venous hypertension without deep vein thrombosis I87.3-. Use additional code: code to specify site and severity of ulcer L97.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for I87.01 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- chronic venous hypertension without deep vein thrombosis I87.3-
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to specify site and severity of ulcer L97.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can I87.01 be billed directly?
No. I87.01 (Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
What can't be coded together with I87.01?
Per Excludes1 instructions, I87.01 must not be reported with: chronic venous hypertension without deep vein thrombosis (I87.3-).
Is an additional code needed with I87.01?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to specify site and severity of ulcer (L97.-).
Codes in This Family (40)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as I87.01, with their registry titles.
- I87 — Other disorders of veins
- I87.0 — Postthrombotic syndrome
- I87.00 — Postthrombotic syndrome without complications
- I87.001 — Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of right lower extremity
- I87.002 — Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of left lower extremity
- I87.003 — Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.009 — Postthrombotic syndrome without complications of unspecified extremity
- I87.011 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of right lower extremity
- I87.012 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of left lower extremity
- I87.013 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.019 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.02 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation
- I87.021 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.022 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.023 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.029 — Postthrombotic syndrome with inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.03 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation
- I87.031 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of right lower extremity
- I87.032 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of left lower extremity
- I87.033 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.039 — Postthrombotic syndrome with ulcer and inflammation of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.09 — Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications
- I87.091 — Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications of right lower extremity
- I87.092 — Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications of left lower extremity
- I87.093 — Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.099 — Postthrombotic syndrome with other complications of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.1 — Compression of vein
- I87.2 — Venous insufficiency (chronic) (peripheral)
- I87.3 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic)
- I87.30 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications
- I87.301 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of right lower extremity
- I87.302 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of left lower extremity
- I87.303 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.309 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) without complications of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.31 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer
- I87.311 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of right lower extremity
- I87.312 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of left lower extremity
- I87.313 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of bilateral lower extremity
- I87.319 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with ulcer of unspecified lower extremity
- I87.32 — Chronic venous hypertension (idiopathic) with inflammation
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