Diagnosis Code

L29.8 OTHER PRURITUS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: L29.8

Short Description: Other pruritus

Long Description: Other pruritus

The code L29.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99)
    • Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)
      • Pruritus (L29)
        • L29.8 Other pruritus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Aquagenic pruritus
  • Brachioradial pruritus
  • Brachioradial summer pruritus
  • Finding of sensation of nipple
  • Generalized pruritus
  • Itching
  • Itching of both hands
  • Itching of ear
  • Itching of eye
  • Itching of nipple
  • Itching of skin
  • Pruritic disorder
  • Pruritus due to neurological disorder
  • Pruritus senilis
  • Scalp itchy
  • Solar pruritus
  • Water-induced dermatosis
  • Winter itch

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code L29.8 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
L29.8 Right Arrow 698.8 Pruritic conditions NEC

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
L29.9 Pruritus, unspecified


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