ICD-10-CM Code L64
Androgenic alopecia
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code L64 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of L64 that describes the diagnosis 'androgenic alopecia' in more detail.
- L64 Androgenic alopecia NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE L64.0 Drug-induced androgenic alopecia
- BILLABLE L64.8 Other androgenic alopecia
- BILLABLE L64.9 Androgenic alopecia, unspecified
The ICD code L64 is used to code Male-pattern hair loss
Male-pattern hair loss (MPHL), also known as androgenic alopecia and male pattern baldness, is hair loss that occurs due to an underlying susceptibility of hair follicles to shrinkage due to the influence of androgenic hormones. Male-pattern hair loss is the most common cause of hair loss and will affect up to 70% of men and 40% of women at some point in their lifetimes. Men typically present with progressive hair loss at the temples and vertex balding, whereas women typically present with diffuse hair loss over the top of their scalps. Both genetic and environmental factors play a role, and many causes of male-pattern hair loss remain unknown.
| Specialty: | Dermatology, Plastic Surgery |
| MeSH Code: | D000505 |
Male androgenic alopecia
Coding Notes for L64 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
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Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Male-pattern baldness
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L64 - Androgenic alopecia'
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