2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L65.0

Telogen effluvium

ICD-10-CM Code:
L65.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Telogen effluvium
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)
      • Other nonscarring hair loss
        (L65)

L65.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of telogen effluvium. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

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

  • Acute telogen effluvium
  • Alopecia due to disturbance of hair cycle
  • Alopecia due to disturbance of hair cycle
  • Chronic telogen effluvium
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Disturbance of hair cycle
  • Drug-induced hair abnormality
  • Endocrine alopecia
  • Physiological anomaly of neonatal skin
  • Postpartum alopecia
  • Telogen effluvium
  • Telogen effluvium
  • Telogen effluvium of the newborn
  • Telogen hair loss caused by drug

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Telogen Effluvium

    a scalp hair loss condition characterized by excessive shedding of hair in the resting phase of growth, usually following a fever or major body stress.

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 L65.0 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 704.02 - Telogen effluvium

Patient Education


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. If you take certain medicines or have chemotherapy for cancer, you may also lose your hair. Other causes are stress, a low protein diet, a family history, or poor nutrition.

Treatment for hair loss depends on the cause. In some cases, treating the underlying cause will correct the problem. Other treatments include medicines and hair restoration.


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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.