Is L66.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. L66.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does L66.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).

L66.8

L66.8 — Other cicatricial alopecia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L66.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other cicatricial alopecia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

L66.8 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.

Code to one of these instead L66.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

L66.81Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
L66.89Other cicatricial alopecia

Related codes at this level

Codes that share L66. If L66.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

L66.0Pseudopelade
L66.1Lichen planopilaris
L66.2Folliculitis decalvans
L66.3Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens
L66.4Folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata
L66.9Cicatricial alopecia, unspecified

Questions about L66.8

Is L66.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. L66.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does L66.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99), in the block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75).