ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

R23.4 – Changes in skin texture

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

epidermal thickening NOS (L85.9)

Applicable To

Desquamation of skin

Induration of skin

Scaling of skin

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

782.8

Fs: 00000 – Changes in skin texture

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 606

MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITH MCC

DRG 607

MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Change (s) (in) (of) See also Removal

skin R23.9

texture R23.4

Crusts R23.4

Desquamation, skin R23.4

Fissure, fissured

skin R23.4

Induration, indurated

skin R23.4

Inelasticity, skin R23.4

Loss (of)

elasticity, skin R23.4

Parakeratosis R23.4

Scabs R23.4

Scales R23.4

Scaling, skin R23.4

Thickening

skin R23.4

Sibling Codes

R23.0

R23.1

R23.2

R23.3

Spontaneous ecchymoses

R23.8

Other skin changes

R23.9

Unspecified skin changes

Parent Sibling Codes

R20

Disturbances of skin sensation

R21

Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption

R22

Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

R23

Other skin changes

R25

Abnormal involuntary movements

R26

Abnormalities of gait and mobility

R27

Other lack of coordination

R29

Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems

View in Tabular

Code	Title
R00-R99	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R20-R23	Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
R23	Other skin changes
R23.4	Changes in skin texture Type 1 Excludes epidermal thickening NOS (L85.9) Applicable to Desquamation of skin Induration of skin Scaling of skin