L65.0 — Telogen effluvium
L65.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for telogen effluvium. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with L65.0
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at L65.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading L65.0 alone.
- L67Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities
Risk adjustment
L65.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How L65.0 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to L65.0.
- Alopecia›postpartum
- Effluvium›telogen
Related codes at this level
Codes that share L65. If L65.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about L65.0
- Is L65.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. L65.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does L65.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).