DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 18

R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)

Block R20-R23 groups 4 categories with 26 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
  2. R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
4
Billable codes
26
CC codes
0
MCC codes
0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0

Categories in R20-R23

  • R20

    Disturbances of skin sensation

    Numbness → R20.0

    • 6 billable codes
  • R21

    Rash and other nonspecific skin eruption

    Rash (toxic) → R21

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • R22

    Localized swelling, mass and lump of skin and subcutaneous tissue

    Masshead → R22.0

    • 12 billable codes
  • R23

    Other skin changes

    Scabs → R23.4

    • 7 billable codes

Index main terms

  • Mass → R22 (11 entries)
  • Change(s) (in) (of) → R20, R23 (8 entries)
  • Disturbance(s) → R20 (8 entries)
  • Swelling (of) → R22 (8 entries)
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) → R23 (4 entries)
  • Sensation → R20 (4 entries)
  • Anesthesia, anesthetic → R20 (3 entries)
  • Eruption → R21, R23 (3 entries)
  • Symptoms NEC → R23 (3 entries)
  • Absence (of) (organ or part) (complete or partial) → R20 (2 entries)
  • Increase, increased → R20 (2 entries)
  • Loss (of) → R20, R23 (2 entries)
  • Rash (toxic) → R21 (2 entries)
  • Vesicle → R23 (2 entries)
  • Allocheiria, allochiria → R20 (1 entry)

+61 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes2

  • symptoms relating to breast (N64.4-N64.5) N64.4 N64.5

Notes that also apply

Chapter 18 instructions (Notes 9, Excludes2 4): printed on the chapter 18 page.