ICD-10-CM Code L67.1
Variations in hair color
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.L67.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of variations in hair color. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code L671 is used to code Heterochromia iridum
In anatomy, heterochromia (ancient Greek: ἕτερος, héteros, different + χρώμα, chróma, color) is a difference in coloration, usually of the iris but also of hair or skin. Heterochromia is a result of the relative excess or lack of melanin (a pigment). It may be inherited, or caused by genetic mosaicism, chimerism, disease, or injury.
Specialty: | Ophthalmology |
MeSH Code: | C538115 |
ICD 9 Code: | 364.53 |
Complete heterochromia in human eyes: one brown and one green/hazel
Coding Notes for L67.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Canities
- Greyness, hair (premature)
- Heterochromia of hair
- Poliosis circumscripta, acquired
- Poliosis NOS
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #606-607 - Minor skin disorders with MCC.
- DRG Group #606-607 - Minor skin disorders without MCC.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'L67.1 - Variations in hair color'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 704.3 was previously used, L67.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: L67 - Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities