R23Other skin changes
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use R23 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XVIII
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- Official Vietnamese name
- Thay đổi khác của da
Related R23 codes
R23.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Cyanosis
R23.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Pallor
R23.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Flushing
R23.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Spontaneous ecchymoses
R23.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Changes in skin texture
R23.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other and unspecified skin changes
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
