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R23.2

R23.2: Flushing

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R23.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for flushing. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

  • , if applicable, menopausal and female climacteric states (N95.1)

Inclusion terms

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

  • Excessive blushing

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

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

  • A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Blushing(abnormal) (excessive)
  • Flushing
  • Plethora
  • Change›skin›flushing

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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