L68.0

Approximate Synonyms

• Androgen-dependent hirsutism

• Familial hirsutism

• Hirsutism excess body hair)

• Hirsutism in female, androgen dependent

• Hirsutism, familial

• Hirsutism, idiopathic

• Idiopathic hirsutism

Clinical Information

• A condition observed in women and children when there is excess coarse body hair of an adult male distribution pattern, such as facial and chest areas. It is the result of elevated androgens from the ovaries, the adrenal glands, or exogenous sources. The concept does not include hypertrichosis, which is an androgen-independent excessive hair growth.

• A disorder characterized by the presence of excess hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic and under androgen control beard, moustache, chest, abdomen).

• A disorder characterized by the presence of excessive hair growth in women in anatomic sites where growth is considered to be a secondary male characteristic beard, moustache, chest, abdomen), where hair growth is under androgen control.

• Excess hair in females and children with an adult male pattern of distribution.

Details

• L68.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM L68.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of L68.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 L68.0 may differ.