698.2 PRURIGO


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 698.2

Short Description: Prurigo

Long Description: Prurigo

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
        • 698.2 Prurigo

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 698.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Brocq's 691.8
      • meaning
        • prurigo 698.2
    • Hebra's
      • prurigo 698.2
  • Hebra's disease
    • prurigo 698.2
  • Lichen 697.9
    • urticatus 698.2
  • Prurigo (ferox) (gravis) (Hebra's) (hebrae) (mitis) (simplex) 698.2
    • agria 698.3
    • asthma syndrome 691.8
    • Besnier's (atopic dermatitis) (infantile eczema) 691.8
    • eczematodes allergicum 691.8
    • estivalis (Hutchinson's) 692.72
    • Hutchinson's 692.72
    • nodularis 698.3
    • psychogenic 306.3
  • Strophulus (newborn) 779.89
    • pruriginosus 698.2
  • Urticaria 708.9
    • papulosa (Hebra) 698.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 698.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
698.2 Right Arrow L28.2 Other prurigo
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
698.3 Lichenification and lichen simplex chronicus
698.4 Dermatitis factitia [artefacta]
698.8 Other specified pruritic conditions
698.9 Unspecified pruritic disorder


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