2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L66.89
Other cicatricial alopecia
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- L66.89
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other cicatricial alopecia
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
L66.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other cicatricial alopecia. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Lepromatous scarring alopecia
- Lipedema
- Lipedematous alopecia
- Scarring alopecia due to infectious disease
Clinical Information
Lipedema
disorder of adipose tissue characterized by symmetric and bilateral enlargement of the lower extremities due to abnormal deposition of subcutaneous fat often in obese women. it is associated with hematoma, pain and may progress to secondary lymphedema which is known as lipolymphedema.
New 2025 ICD-10-CM Code
L66.89 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2025, effective October 1, 2024. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2024. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025).
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).
- - Alopecia (hereditaria) (seborrheica) - L65.9
- - cicatricial - L66.9
- - specified NEC - L66.89
- - cicatricial - L66.9
Replacement Code
L6689 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- L66.8 - Other cicatricial alopecia
