L65.8
BillableOther specified nonscarring hair loss
Other specified nonscarring hair loss
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Endocrine alopecia54539003
- Hypotrichosis following infectious disease59817009
- Post-infectional hypotrichosis59817009
- Postfebrile alopecia59817009
- Postinfectional hypotrichosis59817009
- Traction alopecia67488005
- Traumatic alopecia67488005
- Thermal burn alopecia67772009
- Androgenetic alopecia87872006
- Androgenic alopecia87872006
- Common baldness87872006
- Hereditary alopecia87872006
- Male pattern alopecia87872006
- Male pattern baldness87872006
- Pattern baldness87872006
- Alopecia liminaris frontalis111024006
- Alopecia marginalis111024006
- Frontal alopecia of women201132008
- Premature alopecia201133003
- Alopecia of pregnancy201134009
- Alopecia senilis201135005
- Alopecia febrilis201136006
- Diffuse alopecia201138007
- Cachectic alopecia201139004
- Alopecia follicularis201140002
- Alopecia neurotica201141003
- Alopecia seborrheica201143000
- Alopecia seborrhoeica201143000
- Friction alopecia238469005
- Wig friction238470006
- Involutional alopecia238728002
- Disturbance of hair cycle238734009
- Loose anagen hair syndrome238735005
- Partial loss of hair247541001
- Loss of outer third of eyebrow283872008
- Finding of appearance of hair297992001
- Observation of appearance of hair297992001
- Alopecia due to disturbance of hair cycle402637002
- Alopecia due to underlying disease402638007
- Alopecia due to friction and trauma402639004
- Massage alopecia403330004
- Marginal alopecia403331000
- Brush roller alopecia403332007
- Brush alopecia403334008
- Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex of scalp717256009
- Hypotrichosis simplex of scalp717256009
- Easily pluckable hair719194006
- Hair easily plucked719194006
- Hair easily pulled out719194006
- Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex723362004
- Hypotrichosis simplex723362004
- Ischaemic alopecia due to birth injury866100005
- Ischemic alopecia due to birth injury866100005
- Sparse hair1162675003
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L65.8?
ICD-10-CM code L65.8 represents "Other specified nonscarring hair loss". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L65.8 a billable code?
Yes, L65.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L65.8 in?
L65.8 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L65.8?
L65.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-); trichotillomania (F63.3).
Are additional codes required with L65.8?
Yes, when using L65.8 you should also code: code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
What SNOMED CT codes does L65.8 map to?
L65.8 maps to 36 SNOMED CT concepts: 402637002, 402639004, 402638007, 201136006, 201140002, and 31 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L65.8?
L65.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477506. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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