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 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(5)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(65)
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
Clinical Terms
- Female hirsutism
- Hirsutes
- Hairiness
- Pilosis
- Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND abnormal insulin receptors
- Hirsutism caused by drug
- Insulin receptor defect
- Hirsutism (disorder)
- excessive growth of hair
- Extreme insulin resistance with acanthosis nigricans, hirsutism AND autoantibodies to the insulin receptors
- Androgen dependent hirsutism
- Androgen-dependent hirsutism
- Idiopathic hirsutism
- Extreme insulin resistance type B
- Hirsuties papillaris penis
- hirsute
- Extreme insulin resistance type A
- Excessive hairiness
- Drug-induced hair abnormality
- Hirsuties
- hirsuitism
- Diabetes mellitus due to genetic defect in insulin action
- excessive hair growth
- Drug-induced hirsutism
- Idiopathic hypertrichosis
- Androgen-independent hirsutism
- Familial hirsutism
- excessive growth hair
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for hirsutism?
The ICD-10-CM code for hirsutism is L68.0. The full clinical description is "Hirsutism". L68.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code L68.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code L68.0 represents “Hirsutism”. 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 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.
How does L68.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like hirsutism 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 L68.0?
L68.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: ED72.Z (Hirsutism, unspecified).
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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.