R23.8 - Other skin changes
| ICD-10: | R23.8 |
| Short Description: | Other skin changes |
| Long Description: | Other skin changes |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R23.8 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other skin changes. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abdominal skin ptosis
- Abnormal complexion
- Abnormal epidermopoiesis
- Abnormal foot color
- Abnormal sebaceous gland activity
- Abnormal skin pH
- Absent sebaceous gland activity
- Acute edema blisters
- Age-related skin fragility
- Application site blister
- Application site irritation
- Application site reaction
- Application site reaction
- Asymmetrical thigh creases
- Auspitz's sign
- Blanching of periwound skin
- Blanching of skin
- Blanching of skin
- Blanching of skin of foot on elevation
- Blister
- Blister at injection site
- Blister of periwound skin
- Blister of skin
- Blisters of multiple sites
- Blue skin
- Boggy periwound skin
- Bruising symptom
- Buttock crease asymmetrical
- Chapped skin
- Cold extremity
- Cold extremity
- Cold skin
- Cold skin over lesion
- Complexion changes
- Complexion finding
- Complexion finding
- Conspicuous skin donor site
- Contact sensitivity response - finding
- Cool skin
- Crust on skin
- Crusting of pigmented skin lesion
- Cullen's sign positive
- Cutis anserina
- Cutis marmorata
- Decreased epidermopoiesis
- Decreased percutaneous penetration
- Decreased sebaceous gland activity
- Decreased skin pH
- Decreased skin temperature
- Decreased skin temperature
- Decreased skin turgor
- Decreased stratum corneum adhesiveness
- Decreased stratum corneum water-binding capacity
- Delayed healing of skin donor site
- Delayed healing of surgical wound
- Delayed healing of wound
- Deposition of gunshot residue on skin caused by firearm
- Different skin color in opposite limb
- Discoloration of skin
- Dry periwound skin
- Dry skin of abdomen
- Dusky discoloration of skin
- Excess skin of abdominal wall
- Excess skin of thigh
- Finding of appearance of hand
- Finding of color of foot
- Finding of consistency of skin
- Finding of integrity of skin
- Finding of measures of skin
- Finding of measures of skin
- Finding of measures of skin
- Finding of skin healing
- Finding of skin hygiene
- Finding of skin of abdominal wall
- Finding of skin of abdominal wall
- Finding of skin of abdominal wall
- Finding of skin of abdominal wall
- Finding related to bruising
- Foot dusky pink when dependent
- Fragile skin
- Full thickness skin and subcutaneous tissue loss
- Full thickness skin loss
- Full thickness skin loss
- Full thickness skin loss
- Granulation of tissue
- Gray skin
- Greasy skin
- Grey Turner's sign positive
- Grimy, work-stained hands
- Hair tuft in skin of sacral region
- Hand print mark
- Hard skin
- Hot skin
- Hot skin over lesion
- Impaired skin integrity
- Impaired tissue integrity
- Impaired wound healing
- Increased epidermopoiesis
- Increased percutaneous penetration
- Increased sebaceous gland activity
- Increased skin pH
- Increased skin temperature
- Increased skin temperature
- Increased stratum corneum adhesiveness
- Increased stratum corneum water-binding capacity
- Infected blisters of multiple sites
- Inflammation of periwound skin
- Injection site indentation
- Localized loss of body fat
- Loose skin folds, abdominal wall
- Loss of abdominal skin turgor
- Loss of subcutaneous fat
- Loss of subcutaneous fat overlying rib
- Lower leg skin pigmentation
- Macerated perianal skin
- Macerated skin
- Macule of skin
- Moist periwound skin
- Mottling
- Mottling of skin
- Mucosal vesicle
- Mucous membrane dryness
- Mucous membrane hyperplasia
- Named sign of skin
- Nicotine staining of finger
- Nikolsky sign
- Nontraumatic blister of skin
- Observation of appearance of stoma
- Observation of skin surrounding stoma
- Omega sign
- Painful and cold upper limb
- Papular reaction
- Papule of skin
- Partial thickness skin loss
- Physiological cutis marmorata
- Pigmentation of fingers
- Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
- Pigmentation of skin or mucosa
- Piloerection
- Pimple of skin
- Pink skin
- Puffiness of skin
- Pus crust on skin
- Redness of skin over lesion
- Rubbery subcutaneous tissue
- Rupture of periwound skin
- Sallow complexion
- Scab of skin
- Scratch marks
- Serous bulla of skin
- Serum crust on skin
- Shiny skin
- Shiny skin over lesion
- Shoe mark
- Skin color poor
- Skin constricture
- Skin crease dirty
- Skin depigmented
- Skin deposits
- Skin dimple
- Skin dirty
- Skin discharge
- Skin drag
- Skin elasticity - finding
- Skin elasticity - finding
- Skin loss exposing bone
- Skin loss exposing muscle
- Skin loss exposing muscle or bone
- Skin loss exposing muscle or bone
- Skin marbling
- Skin pigmentation
- Skin pigmentation
- Skin reaction - finding
- Skin reaction irritant
- Skin reaction weak
- Skin rolling
- Skin surrounding stoma red
- Staining of skin
- Stemmer sign
- Stemmer sign positive
- Stippling of skin
- Stretched abdominal wall skin
- Stretched excess skin of face
- Stretched skin
- Surgical incision wound of skin
- Thickened nails
- Thickness of nail - finding
- Toenail thickened
- Uremic frost
- Veraguth's folds
- Vesicle of skin
- Vesicular eruption
- Vesicular skin eruptions of the temporal region
- Warm skin
- Warm skin over lesion
- White discoloration of skin
- Wickham striae
- Yellow - symptom
- Yellow or jaundiced color
- Yellow skin
Clinical Information
- Skin Pigmentation-. coloration of the skin.
- Blister-. visible accumulations of fluid within or beneath the epidermis.
- Herpes Labialis-. herpes simplex, caused by type 1 virus, primarily spread by oral secretions and usually occurring as a concomitant of fever. it may also develop in the absence of fever or prior illness. it commonly involves the facial region, especially the lips and the nares. (dorland, 27th ed.)
- Piloerection-. involuntary erection or bristling of hairs.
- Skin Pigmentation-. the color of the skin as determined by the amount of melanin present.
- Skin Pigmentation Disorder|Pigmentation Disorders-. a disorder of the skin characterized by loss or reduction of the skin color. it is caused by loss of melanocytes or abnormalities in melanin production.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Bleb (s) - R23.8
- - Blister (nonthermal)
- - multiple, skin, nontraumatic - R23.8
- - Bulla (e) - R23.8
- - Change (s) (in) (of) - See Also: Removal;
- - skin - R23.9
- - specified change NEC - R23.8
- - skin - R23.9
- - Hydroa - R23.8
- - Papule (s) - R23.8
- - Pimple - R23.8
- - Seborrhea, seborrheic - L21.9
- - capillitii - R23.8
- - Xanthosis - R23.8
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R23.8 | 782.9 - Integument tiss symp NEC | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Skin Conditions
Your skin is your body's largest organ. It covers and protects your body. Your skin:
- Holds body fluids in, preventing dehydration
- Keeps harmful microbes out, preventing infections
- Helps you feel things like heat, cold, and pain
- Keeps your body temperature even
- Makes vitamin D when the sun shines on it
Anything that irritates, clogs, or inflames your skin can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning, and itching. Allergies, irritants, your genetic makeup, and certain diseases and immune system problems can cause rashes, hives, and other skin conditions. Many skin problems, such as acne, also affect your appearance.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
