Diagnosis Code

L65.0 TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L65.0

Short Description: Telogen effluvium

Long Description: Telogen effluvium

The code L65.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75)
      • Other nonscarring hair loss (L65)
        • L65.0 Telogen effluvium

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • 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

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L65.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L65.0 Right Arrow 704.02 Telogen effluvium

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L65 Other nonscarring hair loss
L65.1 Anagen effluvium
L65.2 Alopecia mucinosa
L65.8 Other specified nonscarring hair loss
L65.9 Nonscarring hair loss, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023