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Other nonscarring hair loss (L65)

Clinical Information for Other nonscarring hair loss (L65)

Hypotrichosis - Presence of less than the normal amount of hair. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Alopecia - Absence of hair from areas where it is normally present.

Alopecia Areata - Loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas.

Mucinosis, Follicular - A disease of the pilosebaceous unit, presenting clinically as grouped follicular papules or plaques with associated hair loss. It is caused by mucinous infiltration of tissues, and usually involving the scalp, face, and neck. It may be primary (idiopathic) or secondary to mycosis fungoides or reticulosis.

Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome - Benign childhood alopecia that improves spontaneously with aging. It is characterized by anagen hairs (misshapen hair bulbs and absent inner and outer root sheaths), thin, and sparse hairs that pulls out easily.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug T36 T50

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.