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L66.3 - Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens


The ICD 10 Code for Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens is listed as L66.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: L66.3
Description: Perifolliculitis capitis abscedens
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Block Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75)
Parent L66 - Cicatricial alopecia [scarring hair loss]
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 704.8 - Other specified diseases of hair and hair follicles (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of L66.3:
L66.0 - Pseudopelade
L66.1 - Lichen planopilaris
L66.2 - Folliculitis decalvans
L66.4 - Folliculitis ulerythematosa reticulata
L66.8 - Other cicatricial alopecia
L66.9 - Cicatricial alopecia, unspecified