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Compare/D69 vs R23.3

D69 vs R23.3

D69 (Purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions) compared with R23.3 (Spontaneous ecchymoses), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. R23.3 carries an Excludes1 note covering D69: “purpura (D69.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

D69Purpura and other hemorrhagic conditionsR23.3Spontaneous ecchymoses
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D69.0, D69.1, D69.11, D69.19, D69.2

Billable
ClassificationD50-D89 — Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionPurpura and other hemorrhagic conditions is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D69).Spontaneous ecchymoses is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R23.3).
Includes
Petechiae

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources