698.9 PRURITIC DISORDER NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 698.9

Short Description: Pruritic disorder NOS

Long Description: Unspecified pruritic disorder

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (680–709)
    • Other inflammatory conditions of skin and subcutaneous tissue (690-698)
      • 698 Pruritus and related conditions
        • 698.9 Pruritic disorder NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 698.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Itch (see also Pruritus) 698.9
    • bakers' 692.89
    • barbers' 110.0
    • bricklayers' 692.89
    • cheese 133.8
    • clam diggers' 120.3
    • coolie 126.9
    • copra 133.8
    • Cuban 050.1
    • dew 126.9
    • dhobie 110.3
    • eye 379.99
    • filarial (see also Infestation, filarial) 125.9
    • grain 133.8
    • grocers' 133.8
    • ground 126.9
    • harvest 133.8
    • jock 110.3
    • Malabar 110.9
      • beard 110.0
      • foot 110.4
      • scalp 110.0
    • meaning scabies 133.0
    • Norwegian 133.0
    • perianal 698.0
    • poultrymen's 133.8
    • sarcoptic 133.0
    • scrub 134.1
    • seven year V61.10
      • meaning scabies 133.0
    • straw 133.8
    • swimmers' 120.3
    • washerwoman's 692.4
    • water 120.3
    • winter 698.8
  • Pruritus, pruritic 698.9
    • ani 698.0
      • psychogenic 306.3
    • conditions NEC 698.9
      • psychogenic 306.3
    • due to Onchocerca volvulus 125.3
    • ear 698.9
    • essential 698.9
    • genital organ(s) 698.1
      • psychogenic 306.3
    • gravidarum 646.8
    • hiemalis 698.8
    • neurogenic (any site) 306.3
    • perianal 698.0
    • psychogenic (any site) 306.3
    • scrotum 698.1
      • psychogenic 306.3
    • senile, senilis 698.8
    • Trichomonas 131.9
    • vulva, vulvae 698.1
      • psychogenic 306.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 698.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
698.9 Right Arrow L29.9 Pruritus, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
698.0 Pruritus ani
698.1 Pruritus of genital organs
698.2 Prurigo
698.3 Lichenification and lichen simplex chronicus
698.4 Dermatitis factitia [artefacta]
698.8 Other specified pruritic conditions


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