ICD-9 Code 703.8

Other specified diseases of nail

Not Valid for Submission

703.8 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified diseases of nail. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 703.8
Short Description:Diseases of nail NEC
Long Description:Other specified diseases of nail

Convert 703.8 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 703 Diseases of nail

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Abnormality of nail tissue
  • Acquired koilonychia
  • Acquired striate leukonychia
  • Azure half-moon nail
  • Beaded ridging of nails
  • Beau's lines
  • Beau's lines secondary to systemic illness
  • Brachyonychia
  • Change in nail appearance
  • Clubbing of nail
  • Disorder of nail color
  • Drug-induced leukonychia
  • Drug-induced onycholysis
  • Dystrophia unguium
  • Dystrophia unguium, partial
  • Dystrophia unguium, total
  • Eggshell nail
  • Eggshell nails
  • Elkonyxis
  • Enlarged nails
  • Excessive growth of nails
  • Gray nails
  • Grooving of nail
  • Half-and-half nail
  • Hereditary lymphedema and yellow nails
  • Hereditary striate leuconychia
  • Hypertrophy of nail
  • Hypertrophy of toenail
  • Idiopathic atrophy of nail in childhood
  • Idiopathic photo-onycholysis
  • Koilonychia
  • Lamellar nail splitting
  • Large lunula
  • Leukonychia
  • Leukonychia punctata
  • Leukonychia secondary to systemic disease
  • Leukonychia striata
  • Lichen planus of nail
  • Longitudinal brown stripes in nails
  • Longitudinal grooving of nails
  • Longitudinal split nail
  • Lupus erythematosus-associated nail dystrophy
  • Macronychia
  • Malalignment of nail
  • Median canaliform nail dystrophy
  • Median nail dystrophy
  • Median nail dystrophy of Heller
  • Mee's line
  • Melanonychia
  • Micronychia
  • Muehrcke's lines
  • Nail discoloration
  • Nail dystrophy associated with bullous dermatoses
  • Nail dystrophy associated with dermatological disease
  • Nail dystrophy due to benign familial pemphigus
  • Nail dystrophy due to cytotoxic therapy
  • Nail dystrophy due to Darier's disease
  • Nail dystrophy due to graft-versus-host disease
  • Nail dystrophy due to habit tic
  • Nail dystrophy due to lichen nitidus
  • Nail dystrophy due to lichen striatus
  • Nail dystrophy due to nail biting
  • Nail dystrophy due to pityriasis rubra pilaris
  • Nail dystrophy due to sarcoidosis
  • Nail dystrophy due to secondary syphilis
  • Nail dystrophy resulting from poisonous chemical
  • Nail pterygium in lichen planus
  • Nail shedding
  • Nail surface rough
  • Nailfold hemorrhages
  • Nails crumble
  • Nutcracker nails
  • On examination - nails
  • On examination - nails - koilonychia
  • On examination - nails - pitting
  • On examination - nails - splinter hemorrhage
  • On examination - nails brittle
  • On examination - nails ridged
  • Onychatrophy due to lichen planus
  • Onychoatrophy
  • Onychogryposis
  • Onycholysis
  • Onycholysis due to fungal infection of nail
  • Onychomadesis
  • Onychomalacia
  • Parrot-beak nail
  • Photoonycholysis
  • Physiological brown stripes in nails
  • Pincer nail deformity
  • Pitting of nails
  • Pseudo-clubbing
  • Psoriatic nail dystrophy
  • Psoriatic nail pitting
  • Psoriatic onycholysis
  • Pterygium inversum unguis
  • Red half-moon nail in congestive heart failure
  • Reedy nail
  • Scleroderma-associated nail dystrophy
  • Separation of nail fold
  • Splits in nails
  • Splitting toenail
  • Stained nail
  • Striate leuconychia
  • Subungual hemorrhage
  • Subungual hyperkeratosis
  • Thin nails
  • Toenail thickened
  • Trachyonychia
  • Transverse overcurvature of nail
  • Transverse split nail
  • Traumatic onychia
  • Traumatic onycholysis
  • Traumatic splinter hemorrhage
  • Twenty nail dystrophy
  • White flecks in nails
  • White nails
  • Yellow nails

Index to Diseases and Injuries

References found for the code 703.8 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:


Information for Patients


Nail Diseases

Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers. They are made up of layers of a hardened protein called keratin, which is also in your hair and skin. The health of your nails can be a clue to your overall health. Healthy nails are usually smooth and consistent in color. Specific types of nail discoloration and changes in growth rate can be signs of lung, heart, kidney, and liver diseases, as well as diabetes and anemia. White spots and vertical ridges are harmless.

Nail problems that sometimes require treatment include:

  • Bacterial and fungal infections
  • Ingrown nails
  • Tumors
  • Warts

Keeping your nails clean, dry, and trimmed can help you avoid some problems. Do not remove the cuticle, which can cause infection.


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ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

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Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions

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