L65 ICD-10-CA category: Other nonscarring hair loss
L65 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
L65Other nonscarring hair loss
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in L65
L65 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for L65
As CIHI prints them, with any note L65 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify drug, if drug-induced.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Trichotillomania (F63.3)
- Congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)From L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages
- Certain:• conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)• infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)From Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Where L65 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
- 2Block L60-L75Disorders of skin appendages
- 3Category L65Other nonscarring hair loss
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is L65 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. L65 (Other nonscarring hair loss) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is L65 in ICD-10-CA?
L65 sits under L60-L75 Disorders of skin appendages, within Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99).
What coding notes apply to L65?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes notes for L65, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside L65
View L60-L75L60Nail disordersL62Nail disorders in diseases classified elsewhereL63Alopecia areataL64Androgenic alopeciaL66Cicatricial alopecia [scarring hair loss]L67Hair colour and hair shaft abnormalitiesL68HypertrichosisL70AcneL71RosaceaL72Follicular cysts of skin and subcutaneous tissueL73Other follicular disordersL74Eccrine sweat disordersL75Apocrine sweat disorders