2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L67.8Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities

ICD-10-CM Codes›L00–L99›L60-L75›L67

ICD-10-CM L67.8
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

L67.8 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities. 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

ICD-10-CM Code
L67.8
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
Short Description
Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
L67
Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities

Code Classification

ChapterL00–L99Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
SectionL60-L75Disorders of skin appendages
CategoryL67Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
This CodeL67.8Other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Abnormal direction of hair whorl
  • Abnormal frontal hairline
  • Abnormal hair finding
  • Abnormal hair texture
  • Abnormal hairline
  • Abnormal medial growth of eyebrow
  • Abnormal position of hair whorl
  • Abnormal posterior hairline
  • Absence of axillary hair
  • Absence of facial hair
  • Absence of hair - failure to grow
  • Absence of pubic hair
  • Achromotrichia
  • Acquired progressive kinking of hair
  • Bamboo hair
  • Banded hair
  • Brittle hair
  • Brittle hair of scalp
  • Broad eyebrow
  • Broad lateral eyebrow
  • Bubble hair
  • Chemical hair color change
  • Chromhidrosis
  • Circle hairs
  • Club hairs
  • Decreased hair growth
  • Disorder of hair growth
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Drug-induced hair abnormality
  • Drug-induced hair color change
  • Dry hair
  • Exclamation mark hairs
  • Exclamation point hair
  • Eyebrow growth towards upper eyelid
  • Failure of hair growth
  • Finding of appearance of hair
  • Finding of texture of hair
  • Fine hair
  • Fine silky hair
  • Greasy hair
  • Hair absent
  • Hair changes due to malnutrition
  • Hair dystrophy
  • Hair growth extension on temple to lateral eyebrow
  • Hair shaft damage by chemical
  • Hair shaft damage from bleaching
  • Hair shaft damage from hairdressing chemicals
  • Hair shaft damage from permanent waving
  • Hair shaft damage from shampooing
  • Hairs broken close to the skin
  • Idiopathic hair dystrophy
  • Increased length of hair of eyebrow
  • Kinked hairs
  • Lack of luster of hair
  • Lateral extension of eyebrow
  • Matted hair
  • Metabolic hair color change
  • Nutritional hair color change
  • Pili bifurcati
  • Pohl-Pinkus hairs
  • Poor hair growth
  • Post-inflammatory hair color change
  • Preauricular hair displacement
  • Primary hair dystrophy
  • Pseudochromhidrosis
  • Pseudomonilethrix
  • Secondary hair dystrophy
  • Skin changes due to malnutrition
  • Slow rate of hair growth
  • Slow rate of hair of scalp growth
  • Spangled hair
  • Sparse growth of anterior scalp hair
  • Sparse growth of body hair
  • Sparse growth of hair
  • Sparse growth of scalp hair
  • Split hair
  • Symmetrical circumscribed allotrichia
  • Tapered hairs
  • Trichonodosis
  • Trichorrhexis
  • Trichoschisis
  • Weathered hair

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to L67.8: its own notes plus those printed at L67, block L60-L75, and Chapter 12. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Applicable To

Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.

  • Fragilitas crinium

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

From L67 Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities applies to 4 codes
From Block L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages applies to 85 codes
  • 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.

From Chapter 12 (L00-L99) Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue applies to 1,001 codes
  • 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.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR SKN007
Other specified and unspecified skin disorders
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Hair Problems

The average person has 5 million hairs. Hair grows all over your body except on your lips, palms, and the soles of your feet. It takes about a month for healthy hair to grow half an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place.

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Convert L67.8 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
704.2 Abnormalities of hair
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About L67.8Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities?

The ICD-10-CM code for other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities is L67.8 (sometimes written as L678). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is L67.8 (Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does L67.8 group to?

When other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities 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 L67.8 be reported with Q84.1?

Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at L67, which applies to L67.8, lists "monilethrix (Q84.1)". 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 L67.8?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other hair color and hair shaft abnormalities converts to ICD-9-CM 704.2 (abnormalities of hair). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.