R23.1
BillablePallor
Pallor
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Clammy skin
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
- •symptoms relating to breastN64.4-N64.5
Related Codes(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(157)
SNOMED CT
- Blanching of skin4470009
- Black and blue color13423002
- Black and blue colour13423002
- Lividity13423002
- Moist skin16514006
- Skin wetness16514006
- Wet skin16514006
- Decreased skin temperature71200009
- Clamminess102598000
- Clammy skin102598000
- Sticky skin102598000
- Livedo racemosa238772004
- Livedo reticularis238772004
- ILR - Idiopathic livedo reticularis238773009
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis238773009
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with winter ulceration238774003
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with summer ulceration238775002
- Livedoid vasculopathy238775002
- Milian atrophie blanche238775002
- Segmental hyalinising vasculitis238775002
- Segmental hyalinizing vasculitis238775002
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with systemic involvement238776001
- Livedo247478000
- White extremities248415006
- CMTC - Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita254778000
- Congenital livedo reticularis254778000
- Cutis marmorata telangiectasia congenita254778000
- Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita254778000
- Van Lohuizen's syndrome254778000
- Livedo reticularis without ulceration279990005
- Complexion finding364829003
- Finding of color of extremity365163008
- Finding of color of limb365163008
- Finding of colour of extremity365163008
- Finding of colour of limb365163008
- Pale complexion398979000
- Skin lesion in drug addict402765009
- Cocaine-induced acrocyanosis and livedo reticularis403748005
- Cocainism403748005
- Blanching of skin of lower leg on elevation445411004
- Cold skin703883009
- Cold to touch703883009
- Ehrmann Sneddon syndrome716745004
- Livedo racemosa and cerebrovascular accident716745004
- Livedo reticularis and cerebrovascular accident syndrome716745004
- Sneddon syndrome716745004
- FILS (facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature) syndrome771515001
- FILS syndrome771515001
- Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature syndrome771515001
- Cold and clammy skin827035001
- Pale face1209208002
- Pallor of skin of face1209208002
- Abnormal pallor skin of body1237486008
- Abnormally pale body1237486008
- Pale discoloration of entire skin of body1237486008
- Pale discolouration of entire skin of body1237486008
UMLS
- ClamminessC0392162
- ClammyC0392162
- Clammy skinC0392162
- Clammy skin (finding)C0392162
- Sticky skinC0392162
- clamminessC0392162
- clammyC0392162
- clammy skinC0392162
- skin stickyC0392162
- sticky skinC0392162
- Pale complexionC0241137
- Pale complexion (finding)C0241137
- Pale skinC0241137
- PalenessC0241137
- PallorC0241137
- Pallor of skinC0241137
- PallorsC0241137
- Skin palenessC0241137
- color lossC0241137
- colour lossC0241137
- loss of colorC0241137
- loss of colourC0241137
- paleC0241137
- pale complexionC0241137
- pale skinC0241137
- palenessC0241137
- pallorC0241137
- pallor skinC0241137
- skin paleC0241137
Clinical Terms
- ILR - Idiopathic livedo reticularis
- FILS (facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature) syndrome
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with winter ulceration
- clamminess
- Finding of colour of extremity
- Livedo reticularis without ulceration
- CMTC - Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
- Finding of colour of limb
- Cutis marmorata telangiectasia congenita
- Milian atrophie blanche
- Cold skin
- Van Lohuizen's syndrome
- Sticky skin
- Wet skin
- Complexion finding
- Pale discolouration of entire skin of body
- paleness
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with summer ulceration
- loss of colour
- Cold and clammy skin
- pale complexion
- Decreased skin temperature
- Moist skin
- Finding of color of limb
- Livedo reticularis
- Livedo reticularis and cerebrovascular accident syndrome
- pallor skin
- colour loss
- skin pale
- pale skin
- Black and blue color
- Livedoid vasculopathy
- Abnormal pallor skin of body
- Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita
- Skin wetness
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis
- Lividity
- Pallors
- Clammy
- Pallor of skin of face
- Cold to touch
- Clammy skin (finding)
- Skin lesion in drug addict
- color loss
- Cocainism
- Pale complexion (finding)
- Pale discoloration of entire skin of body
- loss of color
- Sneddon syndrome
- pale
- Cocaine-induced acrocyanosis and livedo reticularis
- Blanching of skin
- Ehrmann Sneddon syndrome
- Pale face
- Skin paleness
- Congenital livedo reticularis
- White extremities
- Livedo racemosa
- Segmental hyalinizing vasculitis
- Livedo racemosa and cerebrovascular accident
- Segmental hyalinising vasculitis
- skin sticky
- Idiopathic livedo reticularis with systemic involvement
- Finding of color of extremity
- clammy skin
- Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, short stature syndrome
- Livedo
- Pallor of skin
- FILS syndrome
- Blanching of skin of lower leg on elevation
- Abnormally pale body
- Black and blue colour
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pallor?
The ICD-10-CM code for pallor is R23.1. The full clinical description is "Pallor". R23.1 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R23.1 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R23.1 represents “Pallor”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R23.1 a billable code?
Yes, R23.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R23.1 in?
R23.1 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What SNOMED CT codes does R23.1 map to?
R23.1 maps to 26 SNOMED CT concepts: 1237486008, 13423002, 4470009, 445411004, 254778000, and 21 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R23.1?
R23.1 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0392162, C0241137. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R23.1 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like pallor affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R23.1?
R23.1 maps to the ICD-11 code: ME64.2 (Pallor).
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