L65.0 — Telogen effluvium
Is L65.0 billable?
Yes — L65.0 is billable for FY2027. L65.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. L65.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
L65.0 at a glance
| Code | L65.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Telogen effluvium |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does L65.0 group to?
L65.0 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCCmedical
- 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCCmedical
How is L65.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to L65.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Alopecia › postpartum (hereditaria) (seborrheica)
- Effluvium › telogen
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L60-L75
The conditions below can never be reported together with L65.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from L65
The conditions below can never be reported together with L65.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- trichotillomania (F63.3)
Use additional code — inherited from L65
Report an additional code alongside L65.0 to fully describe the condition. L65.0 is sequenced first.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 12
The conditions below are not part of L65.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, L65.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
How long has L65.0 existed?
L65.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with L65.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with L65.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.