2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L60.8Other nail disorders
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L60-L75›L60
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
L60.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other nail disorders. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 606 through 607. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified and unspecified skin disorders.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Abnormal keratinization of nail matrix
- Abnormality of nail of toe
- Abnormality of nail shape
- Abnormality of nail surface
- Abnormality of nail tissue
- Acquired deformity of nail of finger
- Acquired deformity of nail plate
- Acquired misalignment of toenail
- Acquired nail deformity
- Acquired pterygium of nail
- Acquired striate leukonychia
- Arsenic-induced nail damage
- Autosomal recessive nail dysplasia
- Azure half-moon nail
- Beaded ridging of nails
- Blue nail bed
- Brachyonychia
- Chloronychia
- Chloronychia caused by Pseudomonas
- Complication of cutaneous surgery
- Disorder of nail color
- Dorsal pterygium of nail
- Drug-induced leukonychia
- Drug-induced nail abnormality
- Drug-induced nail fragility
- Excessive growth of nails
- Finding of color of nail bed
- Finding of nail growth
- Finding of surface of nail
- Gray nails
- Grooving of nail
- Half-and-half nail
- Hang nail
- Hereditary brachyonychia
- Hereditary striate leuconychia
- Infection of nail
- Involution of toenail
- Large lunula
- Leukonychia
- Leukonychia punctata
- Leukonychia secondary to systemic disease
- Leukonychia striata
- Lichen planus of nail
- Longitudinal brown stripes in nails
- Longitudinal erythronychia
- Longitudinal grooving of nails
- Longitudinal melanonychia
- Longitudinal nail ridge
- Longitudinal overcurvature of nail
- Malalignment of nail
- Mee's line
- Melanonychia
- Micronychia
- Muehrcke's lines
- Nail absent
- Nail bed infection
- Nail changes associated with systemic disease
- Nail color change due to ingested drug
- Nail damage caused by chemical agents
- Nail damage caused by insecticide
- Nail damage from external agent
- Nail damage from external cause
- Nail damage from nail cosmetic
- Nail deformity
- Nail discoloration
- Nail fold finding
- Nail fragility
- Nail pterygium in lichen planus
- Nail regrowth due to and following chemical destruction of nail bed
- Nail shedding
- Nail surface rough
- Nail tissue finding
- Nailbed deformity
- Nailfold hemorrhages
- Nails crumble
- Nails grow quickly
- Nails not growing
- Onychoclasis
- Onychomadesis
- Onychomadesis due to and following hand foot and mouth disease
- Onychophosis
- Overcurvature of nail
- Pale nail bed
- Parrot-beak nail
- Physiological brown stripes in nails
- Pincer nail deformity
- Pitting of nails
- Pterygium inversum unguis
- Pterygium of nail
- Reedy nail
- Ridged nails
- Salmon patch nail
- Separation of nail fold
- Shape of nail - finding
- Splinter hemorrhages under nail
- Split in nail
- Stained nail
- Strength of nails - finding
- Striate leuconychia
- Structural abnormality of nail unit of finger
- Subungual epidermoid inclusions
- Subungual hematoma
- Subungual hemorrhage
- Subungual hyperkeratosis
- Telangiectasia of nail bed
- Thickness of nail - finding
- Thin nails
- Transverse melanonychia
- Transverse overcurvature of nail
- Transverse split nail
- Traumatic splinter hemorrhage
- Turtleback nail
- White flecks in nails
- White nails
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L60.8: its own notes plus those printed at L60, block L60-L75, and Chapter 12. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- 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.-)
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
nail (acquired) L60.8
nails L60.8
Disease, diseased See Also: Syndrome;
specified NEC L60.8
Leukopathia unguium L60.8
Onychomadesis L60.8
Onychophosis L60.8
Onychoptosis L60.8
fingernail L60.8
Spading nail L60.8
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Nail Diseases
Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers. They are made up of layers of a hardened protein called keratin, which is also in your hair and skin. The health of your nails can be a clue to your overall health. Healthy nails are usually smooth and consistent in color.
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Convert L60.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About L60.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other nail disorders?
The ICD-10-CM code for other nail disorders is L60.8 (sometimes written as L608). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L60.8 (Nail disorders) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other nail disorders on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L60.8 group to?
When other nail disorders is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 607, 606, with relative weights from 0.8772 to 1.5721 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can L60.8 be reported with a code from Q84?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at block L60-L75, which applies to L60.8, lists "congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of L60.8?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other nail disorders converts to ICD-9-CM 703.8 (diseases of nail NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
