Diagnosis Code

L29.9 PRURITUS, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L29.9

Short Description: Pruritus, unspecified

Long Description: Pruritus, unspecified

The code L29.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
      • Pruritus (L29)
        • L29.9 Pruritus, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adverse effect from PUVA photochemotherapy
  • Application site itching
  • Application site reaction
  • Cholestatic pruritus
  • Dermatosis of menopause
  • Disorder of skin due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Generalized pruritus
  • Generalized pruritus
  • Generalized pruritus of unknown etiology
  • Hemodialysis-associated pruritus
  • Injection site itching
  • Injection site pruritus
  • Itching
  • Itching of lesion of skin
  • Itching of pigmented skin lesion
  • Itching of skin
  • Multifactorial pruritus
  • Paraneoplastic pruritus
  • Post-herpetic pruritus
  • Postmenopausal pruritus
  • Pruritic disorder
  • Pruritic disorder of skin
  • Pruritus caused by antimalarial
  • Pruritus caused by drug
  • Pruritus caused by drug
  • Pruritus caused by drug
  • Pruritus caused by hydroxyethyl starch
  • Pruritus caused by opioid
  • Pruritus due to human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Pruritus due to systemic disorder
  • PUVA-induced pruritus
  • Uremic pruritus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L29.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Minor Skin Disorders With Mcc (606)
  • Minor Skin Disorders Without Mcc (607)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code L29.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Itch NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L29.9 Right Arrow 698.9 Pruritic disorder NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
L29 Pruritus
L29.0 Pruritus ani
L29.1 Pruritus scroti
L29.2 Pruritus vulvae
L29.3 Anogenital pruritus, unspecified
L29.8 Other pruritus


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023