L68.8
BillableOther hypertrichosis
Other hypertrichosis
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
- Microstomia14582003
- Districhiasis45889003
- Female hirsutism66520009
- Idiopathic hirsutism201159000
- Idiopathic hypertrichosis201159000
- Hypertrichosis partialis201162002
- Hypertrichosis universalis201163007
- Non-androgenic hypertrichosis237794005
- Hirsuties papillaris vulvae238919009
- Hirsutes399939002
- Hirsuties399939002
- Hirsutism399939002
- Pilosis399939002
- Constitutionally-determined racial hirsutism403317000
- Barber-Say syndrome408537003
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L68.8?
ICD-10-CM code L68.8 represents "Other hypertrichosis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L68.8 a billable code?
Yes, L68.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L68.8 in?
L68.8 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L68.8?
L68.8 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 L68.8 map to?
L68.8 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 408537003, 403317000, 45889003, 66520009, 399939002, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L68.8?
L68.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477509. 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.