R23.3

Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Spontaneous ecchymoses

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Petechiae
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • ecchymoses of newborn (P54.5)
  • purpura (D69.-)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R20-R23Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
R23Other skin changes
R23.3Spontaneous ecchymosesBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R23.3:

blockR20-R23
Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
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chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

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