R23.0

Clinical Information

• A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule.

• A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from a reduced amount of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood.

• Blue-colored skin caused by too little oxygen in the blood

• Blue-colored skin caused by too little oxygen in the blood.

• Blueness of the skin caused by excessive amounts of deoxyhemoglobin in the skin vessels.

Details

• R23.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R23.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R23.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 R23.0 may differ.