R23.3

R23.3: Spontaneous ecchymoses

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R23.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for spontaneous ecchymoses. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R23.3 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

ecchymoses of newborn (P54.5)
purpura (D69.-)

Inclusion terms

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

Petechiae

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R23.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Petechia, petechiae
Purpuric spots
Cutaneous›hemorrhage
Ecchymosis›spontaneous
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›cutaneous
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›petechial
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›skin
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›subcutaneous
Spots, spotting›purpuric
Change›skin›petechiae