704.9 HAIR DISEASE NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 704.9

Short Description: Hair disease NOS

Long Description: Unspecified disease of hair and hair follicles

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue (700-709)
      • 704 Diseases of hair and hair follicles
        • 704.9 Hair disease NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 704.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • hair (follicles) NEC 704.9
      • specified type NEC 704.8

Crosswalk Information

The code 704.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
704.9 Right Arrow L73.9 Follicular disorder, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
704.00 Alopecia, unspecified
704.01 Alopecia areata
704.02 Telogen effluvium
704.09 Other alopecia
704.1 Hirsutism
704.2 Abnormalities of the hair
704.3 Variations in hair color
704.41 Pilar cyst
704.42 Trichilemmal cyst
704.8 Other specified diseases of hair and hair follicles


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