R23.2 is the ICD-10 code for Flushing. It is a four-character subcategory of R23 (Other skin changes), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R20–R23 (Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R23.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Excessive blushing
What R23.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- menopausal and female climacteric states N95.1
R23.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R23.2Rodnad
R23.2Eksessiv rødming
DR232Rødmen
R23.2Punastuminen
R23.2Gesichtsrötung [Flush]
R23.2Rougeur
R23.2opvliegingen [flushes]
R23.2Flushing
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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