Hypertrichosis - L68
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code L68 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- excess hair
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- congenital hypertrichosis (Q84.2)
- persistent lanugo (Q84.2)
These ranges represents subcategories of Hypertrichosis. The "L68" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.