L29
Non-billablePruritus
Pruritus
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Status
Non-billable / Header
Block
L20-L30
Child Codes
6
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- viral warts (B07.-)
- chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71)
- dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0)
- dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0)
- dry skin dermatitis (L85.3)
- factitial dermatitis (L98.1)
- perioral dermatitis (L71.0)
- radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)
- stasis dermatitis (I87.2)
Child Codes (6)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- ItchC0033774
- Itch NOSC0033774
- Itch of skinC0033774
- Itch of skin (observable entity)C0033774
- ItchingC0033774
- Itching (finding)C0033774
- Itching of skinC0033774
- Itching of skin (finding)C0033774
- ItchyC0033774
- Itchy skinC0033774
- PruritisC0033774
- PruritusC0033774
- Pruritus NOSC0033774
- Pruritus cutaneousC0033774
- Pruritus, unspecifiedC0033774
- Skin itchingC0033774
- itchC0033774
- itch skinC0033774
- itchingC0033774
- itching skinC0033774
- itchyC0033774
- itchy skinC0033774
- pruritic dermatitisC0033774
- pruritisC0033774
- pruritusC0033774
- skin itchC0033774
- skin itchingC0033774
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L29?
ICD-10-CM code L29 represents "Pruritus". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is L29 a billable code?
No, L29 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 6 child codes under L29.
What chapter is L29 in?
L29 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L29?
L29 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neurotic excoriation (L98.1); psychogenic pruritus (F45.8).
What are the subcategories under L29?
L29 has 6 child codes, including: L29.0 (Pruritus ani), L29.1 (Pruritus scroti), L29.2 (Pruritus vulvae), L29.3 (Anogenital pruritus, unspecified), and 2 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L29?
L29 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0033774. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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