L68.0
BillableHirsutism
Hirsutism
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- excess hair
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.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Androgen dependent hirsutism504009
- Androgen-dependent hirsutism504009
- Insulin receptor defect10680005
- Extreme insulin resistance type B20678000
- Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND autoantibodies to the insulin receptors20678000
- Extreme insulin resistance type A24203005
- Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND abnormal insulin receptors24203005
- Androgen-independent hirsutism28934007
- Female hirsutism66520009
- Idiopathic hirsutism201159000
- Idiopathic hypertrichosis201159000
- Hirsuties papillaris penis238916002
- Hirsutes399939002
- Hirsuties399939002
- Hirsutism399939002
- Pilosis399939002
- Drug-induced hair abnormality402756002
- Familial hirsutism432726005
- Diabetes mellitus due to genetic defect in insulin action609569007
- Drug-induced hirsutism1251355002
- Hirsutism caused by drug1251355002
UMLS
- Excessive hairinessC0019572
- HairinessC0019572
- HirsutesC0019572
- HirsutiesC0019572
- HirsutismC0019572
- Hirsutism (disorder)C0019572
- PilosisC0019572
- excessive growth hairC0019572
- excessive growth of hairC0019572
- excessive hair growthC0019572
- excessive hairinessC0019572
- hairinessC0019572
- hirsuitismC0019572
- hirsuteC0019572
- hirsutismC0019572
- pilosisC0019572
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L68.0?
ICD-10-CM code L68.0 represents "Hirsutism". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L68.0 a billable code?
Yes, L68.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L68.0 in?
L68.0 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L68.0?
L68.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-); congenital hypertrichosis (Q84.2); persistent lanugo (Q84.2).
What SNOMED CT codes does L68.0 map to?
L68.0 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 504009, 28934007, 609569007, 402756002, 1251355002, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L68.0?
L68.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0019572. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.