698.4 DERMATITIS FACTITIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 698.4

Short Description: Dermatitis factitia

Long Description: Dermatitis factitia [artefacta]

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
        • 698.4 Dermatitis factitia

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 698.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • artefacta 698.4
      • psychogenic 316 [698.4]
    • facta, factitia 698.4
      • psychogenic 316 [698.4]
    • ficta 698.4
      • psychogenic 316 [698.4]
  • Dermatosis 709.9
    • factitial 698.4
  • Eruption
    • skin (see also Dermatitis) 782.1
      • feigned 698.4
  • Excoriation (traumatic) (see also Injury, superficial, by site) 919.8
    • neurotic 698.4
  • Neurotic (see also Neurosis) 300.9
    • excoriation 698.4
      • psychogenic 306.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 698.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
698.4 Right Arrow L98.1 Factitial dermatitis
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
698.8 Other specified pruritic conditions
698.9 Unspecified pruritic disorder


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