Diagnosis Code

R23.3 SPONTANEOUS ECCHYMOSES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R23.3

Short Description: Spontaneous ecchymoses

Long Description: Spontaneous ecchymoses

The code R23.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
      • Other skin changes (R23)
        • R23.3 Spontaneous ecchymoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Bleeding skin
  • Blood crust on skin
  • Calcaneal petechiae
  • Crust on skin
  • Hemorrhage of periwound skin
  • Perifollicular petechiae of skin
  • Petechiae
  • Petechiae
  • Petechiae
  • Petechiae of skin
  • Petechiae of skin
  • Petechiae of skin
  • Spontaneous bruising
  • Spontaneous ecchymosis
  • Steroidal ecchymosis
  • Traumatic petechiae

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R23.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Petechiae
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • ecchymoses of newborn (@P54.5*)
    • purpura (@D69*.-)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R23.3 Right Arrow 782.7 Spontaneous ecchymoses

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R23 Other skin changes
R23.0 Cyanosis
R23.1 Pallor
R23.2 Flushing
R23.4 Changes in skin texture
R23.8 Other skin changes
R23.9 Unspecified skin changes


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023