R23.8
R23.8: Other skin changes
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R23.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other skin changes. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R21Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R23.8 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
- Bleb(s)
- Bulla(e)
- Hydroa
- Papule(s)
- Pimple
- Xanthosis
- Blister›multiple, skin, nontraumatic
- Cutis›marmorata
- Deposit›skin
- Eruption›ringed
- Eruption›vesicular
- Marble›skin
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.