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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68.9
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68.9
Hypertrichosis, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- L68.9 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 L68.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L68.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 L68.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above
L68.9 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
L68.9:
- L00-L99
2023 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.-)
- L60-L75
2023 ICD-10-CM Range L60-L75
Disorders of skin appendagesType 1 Excludes- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
- L68
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68
Hypertrichosis
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 1 Excludes- congenital hypertrichosis (Q84.2)
- persistent lanugo (Q84.2)
- A disorder characterized by hair density or length beyond the accepted limits of normal in a particular body region, for a particular age or race.
- Excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. It is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. This concept does not include hirsutism which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in women and children.
- Generalized or localized hair growth of abnormal length and density. It may be congenital or acquired (e.g., drug-induced).
ICD-10-CM L68.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert L68.9 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To L68.9
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
L68.1 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.
