ICD-10 diagnosis code

R23.3 Spontaneous ecchymoses

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R23.3 is the ICD-10 code for Spontaneous ecchymoses. 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 R23.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Petechiae

What R23.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • ecchymoses in fetus and newborn P54.5
  • purpura D69.-

R23.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R23.3Spontana punktformiga blödningar

  • R23.3AEkkymoser
  • R23.3BPetekier
  • R23.3CAchenbachs syndrom
  • R23.3DPurpura traumatica pedis
  • R23.3EPigmented palmar petechiae
  • R23.3WAndra och ospecificerade spontana punktformiga blödningar
NorwayICD-10-NO

R23.3Spontan blødning i hud

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR233Spontane ekkymoser

  • DR233ASpontane petekkier
FinlandICD-10-FI

R23.3Itsestään ilmaantuvat mustelmat

GermanyICD-10-GM

R23.3Spontane Ekchymosen

FranceICD-10-FR

R23.3Ecchymoses spontanées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R23.3spontane-ecchymosen

United StatesICD-10-CM

R23.3Spontaneous ecchymoses

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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