ICD-10-CM Codes
L00-L99 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages
L60- Nail disorders
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.8

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.8

Other nail disorders

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Billable/Specific Code

L60.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM L60.8 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L60.8 - other international versions of ICD-10 L60.8 may differ.

The following code(s) above L60.8 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 L60.8:

L00-L99
2021 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
2021 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
Type 2 Excludes
- clubbing of nails (R68.3)
- onychia and paronychia (L03.0-)
Nail disorders

Approximate Synonyms

Melanonychia
Melanonychia striata
Nailbed deformity
Onychomadesis

ICD-10-CM L60.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert L60.8 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to L60.8:

Anonychia (congenital) Q84.3
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q84.3
Anonychia
Type 1 Excludes
nail patella syndrome (Q87.2)
- acquired L60.8
Defluvium
- unguium L60.8
Deformity Q89.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q89.9
Congenital malformation, unspecified
Applicable To
Congenital anomaly NOS
Congenital deformity NOS
- nail (acquired) L60.8
Discoloration
- nails L60.8
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- nails L60.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.9
  Nail disorder, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  - specified NEC L60.8
Displacement, displaced
- nail (congenital) Q84.6
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q84.6
  Other congenital malformations of nails
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  Applicable To
  Congenital clubnail
  Congenital koilonychia
  Congenital malformation of nail NOS
  - acquired L60.8
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R58
Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified
Applicable To
Hemorrhage NOS
Type 1 Excludes
hemorrhage included with underlying conditions, such as:
acute duodenal ulcer with hemorrhage (K26.0)
acute gastritis with bleeding (K29.01)
ulcerative enterocolitis with rectal bleeding (K51.01)
- nail L60.8 (subungual)
- subungual L60.8
Leukonychia (punctata) (striata) L60.8
Leukopathia unguium L60.8
Longitudinal stripes or grooves, nails L60.8
Onychomadesis L60.8
Onychophosis L60.8
Onychoptosis L60.8
Pitting R60.9
- see also Edema
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9
Edema, unspecified
Applicable To
Fluid retention NOS
- nail L60.8
Platyonychia (congenital) Q84.6
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q84.6
Other congenital malformations of nails
Applicable To
Congenital clubnail
Congenital koilonychia
Congenital malformation of nail NOS
- acquired L60.8
Remnant
- fingernail L60.8
Shedding
- nail L60.8
Spading nail L60.8

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L60.8

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

L63.1 Alopecia universalis

L63.2 Ophiasis

L63.8 Other alopecia areata

L63.9 Alopecia areata, unspecified

L64 Androgenic alopecia

L64.0 Drug-induced androgenic alopecia

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

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.8

Other nail disorders

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Disorders of skin appendages

Nail disorders

Anonychia

Congenital malformation, unspecified

Nail disorder, unspecified

Other congenital malformations of nails

Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified

Edema, unspecified

Other congenital malformations of nails