L67.1: Variations in hair colour
You have hair that looks altered or unusual.
Hair color can change in the course of your life. This means most people’s hair looks gray or white in their old age. However, hair as a whole or individual hair strands can also become white as a result of various conditions. Various medicines or harmful substances can also cause the hair to become discolored. It may turn yellow or green, for example.
Some people also have different hair colors from birth. For example, they have single strands of hair of a different color or different hair colors on their head and beard.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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