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R23.1

R23.1: Pallor

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R23.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pallor. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Clammy skin

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R23.1 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
  • A57636Billing and Coding: Duplex Scanning

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Clammy skin
  • Livedo(annularis) (racemosa) (reticularis)
  • Pallor
  • Asphyxia, asphyxiation›reticularis
  • Skin›clammy
  • Change›skin›pallor

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R23

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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