2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.0

Ingrowing nail

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • L60.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L60.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L60.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L60.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above L60.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to L60.0:
  • L00-L99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99

    Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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.-)
    Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
  • L60-L75
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range L60-L75

    Disorders of skin appendages

    Type 1 Excludes
    • congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
    Disorders of skin appendages
  • L60
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60

    Nail disorders

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 2 Excludes
    • clubbing of nails (R68.3)
    • onychia and paronychia (L03.0-)
    Nail disorders
Approximate Synonyms
  • Ingrowing nail with infection
  • Ingrowing toenail
  • Ingrown nail
  • Ingrown toenail
  • Ingrown toenail, infected
  • Left ingrown toenail
  • Left ingrown toenail with infection
  • Right ingrown toenail
  • Right ingrown toenail with infection
Clinical Information
  • Excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold. Because the lateral margin of the nail acts as a foreign body, inflammation and granulation may result. It is caused by improperly fitting shoes and by improper trimming of the nail.
ICD-10-CM L60.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
  • 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert L60.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L60.0:
  • Acronyx L60.0
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B99.9

    Unspecified infectious disease

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    • nail (chronic)
      • ingrowing L60.0
  • Ingrowing
    • nail L60.0 (finger) (toe)
  • Onychocryptosis L60.0
  • Onyxis L60.0 (finger) (toe)
  • Unguis incarnatus L60.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L60.0
L57.9 Skin changes due to chronic exposure to nonionizing radiation, unspecified
L58 Radiodermatitis
L58.0 Acute radiodermatitis
L58.1 Chronic radiodermatitis
L58.9 Radiodermatitis, unspecified
L59 Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation
L59.0 Erythema ab igne [dermatitis ab igne]
L59.8 Other specified disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation
L59.9 Disorder of the skin and subcutaneous tissue related to radiation, unspecified
L60 Nail disorders
L60.0 Ingrowing nail
L60.1 Onycholysis
L60.2 Onychogryphosis
L60.3 Nail dystrophy
L60.4 Beau's lines
L60.5 Yellow nail syndrome
L60.8 Other nail disorders
L60.9 Nail disorder, unspecified
L62 Nail disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
L63 Alopecia areata
L63.0 Alopecia (capitis) totalis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.