L68.0: Hirsutism
You have more body hair than is usual.
The additional hair is mainly on your face, your genital area, or on your chest and abdomen. As a result, your body hair looks rather masculine. This is often not an indicator of ill heath, but it can be cosmetically upsetting for some women.
Often, no cause can be found for this type of body hair. Sometimes the body has too many male sex hormones. This can be caused by certain disorders or certain medications, for example.
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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