2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L65.8Other specified nonscarring hair loss
ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L60-L75›L65
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
L65.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified nonscarring hair loss. 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.
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Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Alopecia due to disturbance of hair cycle
- 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
- Endocrine alopecia
- Finding of appearance of hair
- Friction alopecia
- Friction dermatosis
- 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
- Marginal alopecia
- Massage alopecia
- Partial loss of hair
- Premature alopecia
- Sparse hair
- Thermal burn alopecia
- Traumatic alopecia
- Wig friction
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L65.8: its own notes plus those printed at L65, 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.-)
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Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
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Clinical ClassificationClinical
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Patient EducationClinical
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.
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Convert L65.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory
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Questions About L65.8Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other specified nonscarring hair loss?
The ICD-10-CM code for other specified nonscarring hair loss is L65.8 (sometimes written as L658). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is L65.8 (Other nonscarring hair loss) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other specified nonscarring hair loss on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does L65.8 group to?
When other specified nonscarring hair loss 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 L65.8 be reported with F63.3?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at L65, which applies to L65.8, lists "trichotillomania (F63.3)". 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).
