L67.8
BillableOther hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Fragilitas crinium
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 periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •lipomelanotic reticulosisI89.8
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
- •systemic connective tissue disordersM30-M36
- •viral wartsB07
Related Codes(3)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(258)
SNOMED CT
- Decreased hair growth134006
- Exclamation point hair4403007
- Abnormal hair texture5149003
- Bamboo hair22486004
- Trichoclasis22486004
- Trichorrhexis invaginata22486004
- Brittle hair25159003
- Chromhidrosis26147006
- Secretion of colored sweat26147006
- Secretion of coloured sweat26147006
- Hair knotting47582003
- Knotting of hair shaft47582003
- Trichonodosis47582003
- Greasy hair67295004
- Oily hair67295004
- Hair matting67712001
- Matted hair67712001
- Matting of scalp hair67712001
- Trichorrhexis68609006
- Achromotrichia72280009
- Acquired progressive kinking of hair77039003
- Dry hair79395009
- Dystrophic hair123706005
- Hair dystrophy123706005
- Primary dystrophic hair123707001
- Primary hair dystrophy123707001
- Secondary dystrophic hair123708006
- Secondary hair dystrophy123708006
- Idiopathic dystrophic hair123709003
- Idiopathic hair dystrophy123709003
- Disturbance of hair cycle238734009
- Symmetrical circumscribed allotrichia238739004
- Pseudochromhidrosis238756007
- Poor hair growth247525002
- Fine hair247546006
- Thin hair247546006
- Exclamation mark hairs247548007
- Hairs broken close to the skin247549004
- Banded hair247550004
- Bubble hair247551000
- Circle hairs247552007
- Club hairs247553002
- Kinked hairs247554008
- Pohl-Pinkus hairs247555009
- Spangled hair247557001
- Split ends of hair247559003
- Split hair247559003
- Tapered hairs247560008
- Weathered hair247561007
- Pseudomonilethrix254229006
- Disorder of hair growth267808001
- Hair absent297991008
- Finding of appearance of hair297992001
- Observation of appearance of hair297992001
- Finding of texture of hair366662007
- Absence of hair - failure to grow399018006
- Cessation of hair growth399289002
- Failure of hair growth399289002
- Hair not growing properly399289002
- Hair shaft damage by chemical402640002
- Skin changes due to malnutrition402728007
- Hair changes due to malnutrition402729004
- Drug-induced hair abnormality402756002
- Trichoschisis403336005
- Chemical hair color change403338006
- Chemical hair colour change403338006
- Post-inflammatory hair color change403339003
- Post-inflammatory hair colour change403339003
- Postinflammatory hair color change403339003
- Postinflammatory hair colour change403339003
- Drug-induced hair color change403340001
- Drug-induced hair colour change403340001
- Metabolic hair color change403341002
- Metabolic hair colour change403341002
- Nutritional hair color change403342009
- Nutritional hair colour change403342009
- Hair shaft damage from hairdressing chemicals403343004
- Hair shaft damage from bleaching403344005
- Hair shaft damage from permanent waving403345006
- Hair shaft damage from shampooing403346007
- Pili bifurcati717360009
- Fine silky hair823005007
- Lack of luster of hair829987009
- Lack of lustre of hair829987009
- Abnormal frontal hairline1137610001
- Abnormal hairline1137611002
- Abnormal posterior hairline1137612009
- Hair growth extension on temple to lateral eyebrow1142292008
- Hair growth temple to lateral eyebrow1142292008
- Hair line extension temple to lateral eyebrow1142292008
- Broad eyebrow1142294009
- Broad lateral eyebrow1142295005
- Eyebrow extension to margin of eyelid1142296006
- Eyebrow growth towards upper eyelid1142296006
- Abnormally long eyebrow1142299004
- Increased length of eyebrow1142299004
- Lateral extension of eyebrow1142299004
- Laterally extended eyebrow1142299004
- Increased length of hair of eyebrow1142300007
- Long eyebrow1142300007
- Abnormal medial growth of eyebrow1142301006
- Medial flaring of eyebrow1142301006
- Absence of axillary hair1144844000
- Absence of hair of axilla1144844000
- Absence of facial hair1144846003
- Absence of hair of face1144846003
- Absence of hair of pubis1144847007
- Absence of pubic hair1144847007
- Sparse growth of hair1144848002
- Sparse growth of anterior scalp hair1144849005
- Sparse growth of hair of anterior scalp1144849005
- Sparse growth of hair of scalp1144850005
- Sparse growth of scalp hair1144850005
- Sparse growth of body hair1144852002
- Abnormal direction of hair whorl1145078002
- Direction of hair whorl opposite to rest of scalp hair1145078002
- Abnormal position of hair whorl1145080008
- Abnormal hair growth of scalp in front of ear to lateral cheekbones1145083005
- Preauricular hair displacement1145083005
- Slow growing hair1145230006
- Slow rate of hair growth1145230006
- Slow growing scalp hair1145282008
- Slow rate of hair of scalp growth1145282008
- Abnormal hair finding10964611000119109
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Fine hair
- Broad lateral eyebrow
- Postinflammatory hair color change
- brittle hair
- Decreased hair growth
- Split hair
- Absence of pubic hair
- Circle hairs
- Hair growth extension on temple to lateral eyebrow
- Abnormal frontal hairline
- Preauricular hair displacement
- Disturbance of hair cycle
- Cessation of hair growth
- Medial flaring of eyebrow
- Failure of hair growth
- Trichoclasis
- Postinflammatory hair colour change
- Slow rate of hair of scalp growth
- Laterally extended eyebrow
- Slow rate of hair growth
- Post-inflammatory hair colour change
- Sparse growth of anterior scalp hair
- Exclamation mark hairs
- Hair changes due to malnutrition
- Pohl-Pinkus hairs
- Abnormal posterior hairline
- Bubble hair
- Hair shaft damage from bleaching
- Sparse growth of hair of scalp
- Hair shaft damage from permanent waving
- Secretion of coloured sweat
- Knotting of hair shaft
- Sparse growth of body hair
- Abnormal position of hair whorl
- Hair dystrophy
- Abnormal hair texture
- hair brittle
- Absence of hair of face
- Fragilitas crinium
- Poor hair growth
- Matted hair
- Increased length of hair of eyebrow
- Weathered hair
- Exclamation point hair
- Hair shaft damage from shampooing
- Club hairs
- Abnormal hair finding
- Hair matting
- Achromotrichia
- Finding of appearance of hair
- Hair line extension temple to lateral eyebrow
- Hair absent
- Brittle hair (disorder)
- Primary hair dystrophy
- Chromhidrosis
- Secondary dystrophic hair
- Abnormal hairline
- Trichorrhexis invaginata
- Pseudomonilethrix
- Direction of hair whorl opposite to rest of scalp hair
- Absence of facial hair
- Hair growth temple to lateral eyebrow
- Idiopathic hair dystrophy
- Slow growing scalp hair
- Oily hair
- Pili bifurcati
- Absence of hair of pubis
- Symmetrical circumscribed allotrichia
- Absence of axillary hair
- Lateral extension of eyebrow
- Finding of texture of hair
- Broad eyebrow
- Greasy hair
- Trichoschisis
- Secondary hair dystrophy
- Tapered hairs
- Trichorrhexis
- Abnormal medial growth of eyebrow
- Kinked hairs
- Metabolic hair colour change
- Sparse growth of hair of anterior scalp
- Skin changes due to malnutrition
- Secretion of colored sweat
- Post-inflammatory hair color change
- Bamboo hair
- Nutritional hair colour change
- Thin hair
- Primary dystrophic hair
- Increased length of eyebrow
- Hair not growing properly
- Hair knotting
- Long eyebrow
- Lack of lustre of hair
- Chemical hair color change
- Hair shaft damage by chemical
- Dystrophic hair
- Slow growing hair
- Matting of scalp hair
- Abnormal hair growth of scalp in front of ear to lateral cheekbones
- Sparse growth of scalp hair
- Absence of hair of axilla
- Hairs broken close to the skin
- Idiopathic dystrophic hair
- Hair shaft damage from hairdressing chemicals
- Observation of appearance of hair
- Trichonodosis
- Drug-induced hair color change
- Metabolic hair color change
- Abnormal direction of hair whorl
- Eyebrow extension to margin of eyelid
- Chemical hair colour change
- Sparse growth of hair
- Pseudochromhidrosis
- Drug-induced hair colour change
- Banded hair
- Disorder of hair growth
- Nutritional hair color change
- Split ends of hair
- Fine silky hair
- Drug-induced hair abnormality
- Absence of hair - failure to grow
- Acquired progressive kinking of hair
- Spangled hair
- Lack of luster of hair
- Abnormally long eyebrow
- Eyebrow growth towards upper eyelid
- Dry hair
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities?
The ICD-10-CM code for other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities is L67.8. The full clinical description is "Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities". L67.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code L67.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code L67.8 represents “Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities”. It is classified under Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L67.8 a billable code?
Yes, L67.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L67.8 in?
L67.8 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L67.8?
L67.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-); monilethrix (Q84.1); pili annulati (Q84.1); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does L67.8 map to?
L67.8 maps to 81 SNOMED CT concepts: 1145078002, 1137610001, 10964611000119109, 1145083005, 5149003, and 76 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L67.8?
L67.8 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0263490, C0477508. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does L67.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities 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 L67.8?
L67.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: EH72.Z (Drug-induced hair abnormalities, unspecified).
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