Esophageal varices
Non-billable header
I85 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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.-)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
More specific codes I85
Related codes
- I80Phlebitis and thrombophlebitisHeader
- I81Portal vein thrombosisBillable
- I82Other venous embolism and thrombosisHeader
- I83Varicose veins of lower extremitiesHeader
- I86Varicose veins of other sitesHeader
- I87Other disorders of veinsHeader
- I88Nonspecific lymphadenitisHeader
- I89Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodesHeader