L65.8

What This Code Means

Hair loss that does not cause scarring and does not fit into other specified categories, such as from nutritional deficiencies or other systemic conditions.

Coding Tips

• •Use this code when documentation describes nonscarring hair loss that is not telogen effluvium, anagen effluvium, or alopecia mucinosa
• •Document the underlying cause (nutritional deficiency, systemic disease, etc.) to support medical necessity and guide treatment