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Compare/L67 vs Q84.1

L67 vs Q84.1

L67 (Hair color and hair shaft abnormalities) compared with Q84.1 (Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. L67 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q84.1: “monilethrix (Q84.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. L67 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q84.1: “pili annulati (Q84.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. L67 carries an Excludes1 note covering Q84.1: “congenital malformations of integument (Q84.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

L67Hair color and hair shaft abnormalitiesQ84.1Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: L67.0, L67.1, L67.8, L67.9

Billable
ClassificationL00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)Q00-Q99 — Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
DefinitionHair color and hair shaft abnormalities is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L67).Congenital morphological disturbances of hair, not elsewhere classified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Q84.1).
Includes
Beaded hair
Monilethrix
Pili annulati

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources