2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L68.9

Hypertrichosis, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Code:
L68.9
ICD-10 Code for:
Hypertrichosis, unspecified
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)
      • Hypertrichosis
        (L68)

L68.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of hypertrichosis, unspecified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like L68.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

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

  • Circumscribed acquired hypertrichosis
  • Drug-induced hair abnormality
  • Drug-induced hypertrichosis
  • Excessive hair growth
  • Gingival fibromatosis
  • Gingival fibromatosis and hypertrichosis syndrome
  • Hair changes due to malnutrition
  • Hereditary gingival fibromatosis
  • Hypertrichosis
  • Hypertrichosis in hyperthyroidism
  • Hypertrichosis in hypothyroidism
  • Hypertrichosis in malnutrition
  • Hypertrichosis in porphyria
  • Increased hair growth
  • Skin changes due to malnutrition

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Hypertrichosis

    excessive hair growth at inappropriate locations, such as on the extremities, the head, and the back. it is caused by genetic or acquired factors, and is an androgen-independent process. this concept does not include hirsutism which is an androgen-dependent excess hair growth in women and children.
  • Grade 1 Hypertrichosis, CTCAE|Grade 1 Hypertrichosis

    increase in length, thickness or density of hair that the patient is either able to camouflage by periodic shaving or removal of hairs or is not concerned enough about the overgrowth to use any form of hair removal
  • Grade 2 Hypertrichosis, CTCAE|Grade 2 Hypertrichosis

    increase in length, thickness or density of hair at least on the usual exposed areas of the body [face (not limited to beard/moustache area) plus/minus arms] that requires frequent shaving or use of destructive means of hair removal to camouflage; associated with psychosocial impact
  • Hairy Nevus|Hair Nevus|Hairy nevus|Nevoid Hypertrichosis

    a usually benign congenital skin growth that is often pigmented and sometimes develop coarse surface hair. there is a lifetime risk of transformation to malignant melanoma which varies depending on the size of the lesion.
  • HTC2 Gene|CGH|CXINSq27.1|Chromosome Xq27.1 Interchromosomal Insertion Syndrome Gene|HCG|HTC2|HTC2|Hypertrichosis 2 (Generalized, Congenital) Gene|Hypertrichosis, Congenital Generalized Gene|Hypertrichosis, Congenital Generalized, 2 Gene

    human htc2 gene is located within xq24-q27.1 and the size of this phenotypic locus is not reported. this gene region has no known protein product. palindrome-mediated interchromosomal insertion in this locus is associated with congenital generalized hypertrichosis.
  • Hypertrichosis

    excessive hair growth anywhere on the body.
  • Hypertrichosis, CTCAE|Hypertrichosis|Hypertrichosis

    a disorder characterized by hair density or length beyond the accepted limits of normal in a particular body region, for a particular age or race.

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 L68.9 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 704.1 - Hirsutism
    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.

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.