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L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
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L60-L75
Disorders of skin appendages
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Hypertrichosis
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68.0
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68.0
Hirsutism
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- L68.0 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 L68.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L68.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 L68.0 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L68.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
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- Code Also annotations, or
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that may be applicable to
L68.0:
- L00-L99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range L00-L99
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissueType 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 appendagesType 1 Excludes- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
Disorders of skin appendages - L68
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68
Hypertrichosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- congenital hypertrichosis (Q84.2)
- persistent lanugo (Q84.2)
Hypertrichosis
Approximate Synonyms
- Androgen-dependent hirsutism
- Familial hirsutism
- Hirsutism (excess body hair)
- Hirsutism in female, androgen dependent
- Hirsutism, familial
- Hirsutism, idiopathic
- Idiopathic hirsutism
Clinical Information
- A condition observed in women and children when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated androgens from the ovaries, the adrenal glands, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include hypertrichosis, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.
- A disorder characterized by the presence of excess hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic and under androgen control (beard, moustache, chest, abdomen).
- A disorder characterized by the presence of excessive hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic (beard, moustache, chest, abdomen), where hair growth is under androgen control.
- Excess hair in females and children with an adult male pattern of distribution.
ICD-10-CM L68.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert L68.0 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
- Hirsutism, hirsuties L68.0
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L68.0
L66.3 Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens
L66.4 Folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata
L66.8 Other cicatricial alopecia
L66.9 Cicatricial alopecia, unspecified
L67 Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
L67.0 Trichorrhexis nodosa
L67.1 Variations in hair color
L67.8 Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
L67.9 Hair color and hair shaft abnormality, unspecified
L68.0
Hirsutism
L68.1 Acquired hypertrichosis lanuginosa
L68.2 Localized hypertrichosis
L68.8 Other hypertrichosis
L68.9 Hypertrichosis, unspecified
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.