2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L65.8

Other specified nonscarring hair loss

ICD-10-CM Code:
L65.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified nonscarring hair loss
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
    (L00–L99)
    • Disorders of skin appendages
      (L60-L75)
      • Other nonscarring hair loss
        (L65)

L65.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified nonscarring hair loss. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Alopecia due to disturbance of hair cycle
  • Alopecia due to friction and trauma
  • Alopecia due to friction and trauma
  • Alopecia due to friction and trauma
  • Alopecia due to friction and trauma
  • Alopecia due to friction and trauma
  • Alopecia due to underlying disease
  • Alopecia febrilis
  • Alopecia follicularis
  • Alopecia liminaris frontalis
  • Alopecia neurotica
  • Alopecia of pregnancy
  • Alopecia seborrheica
  • Alopecia senilis
  • Brush alopecia
  • Brush roller alopecia
  • Cachectic alopecia
  • Diffuse alopecia
  • Diffuse alopecia
  • Distribution pattern of hair growth - finding
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Endocrine alopecia
  • Endocrine alopecia
  • Endocrine alopecia
  • Endocrine alopecia
  • Finding of appearance of hair
  • Friction alopecia
  • Frontal alopecia of women
  • Hair easily plucked
  • Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex
  • Hereditary hypotrichosis simplex of scalp
  • Hypotrichosis following infectious disease
  • Involutional alopecia
  • Ischemic alopecia due to birth injury
  • Loose anagen hair syndrome
  • Loss of outer third of eyebrow
  • Male pattern alopecia
  • Male pattern alopecia
  • Marginal alopecia
  • Massage alopecia
  • Partial loss of hair
  • Premature alopecia
  • Sparse hair
  • Thermal burn alopecia
  • Traumatic alopecia
  • Wig friction

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome

    benign childhood alopecia that improves spontaneously with aging. it is characterized by anagen hairs (misshapen hair bulbs and absent inner and outer root sheaths), thin, and sparse hairs that pulls out easily.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert L65.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 704.09 - Alopecia NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Hair Loss

You lose up to 100 hairs from your scalp every day. That's normal, and in most people, those hairs grow back. But many men -- and some women -- lose hair as they grow older. You can also lose your hair if you have certain diseases, such as thyroid problems, diabetes, or lupus. If you take certain medicines or have chemotherapy for cancer, you may also lose your hair. Other causes are stress, a low protein diet, a family history, or poor nutrition.

Treatment for hair loss depends on the cause. In some cases, treating the underlying cause will correct the problem. Other treatments include medicines and hair restoration.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.