7120       Varicose veins:

Evaluate under diagnostic code 7121.

7121       Post-phlebitic syndrome of any etiology:

With the following findings attributed to venous disease:

Massive board-like edema with constant pain at rest....................................................................... 100

Persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration................................................................................................. 60

Persistent edema and stasis pigmentation or eczema, with or without intermittent ulceration...................................................................................................................... 40

Persistent edema, incompletely relieved by elevation of extremity, with or without beginning stasis pigmentation or eczema.......................................................... 20

Intermittent edema of extremity or aching and fatigue in leg after prolonged standing or walking, with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity or compression hosiery............................................................................. 10

Asymptomatic palpable or visible varicose veins................................................................................... 0

Note: These evaluations are for involvement of a single extremity. If more than one extremity is involved, evaluate each extremity separately and combine (under § 4.25), using the bilateral factor (§ 4.26), if applicable.

DBQ: Arteries and Veins