L29.0
BillablePruritus ani
Pruritus ani
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Anal itchC0033775
- Anal itchingC0033775
- Anal pruritusC0033775
- Perianal irritationC0033775
- Perianal itchingC0033775
- Pruritus AniC0033775
- Pruritus aniC0033775
- Pruritus ani (disorder)C0033775
- Pruritus perinealC0033775
- anal itchC0033775
- anal itchingC0033775
- anal pruritusC0033775
- ani pruritisC0033775
- ani pruritusC0033775
- anis pruritusC0033775
- irritations perianalC0033775
- itch analC0033775
- itching analC0033775
- itching perianalC0033775
- itching rectalC0033775
- perianal itchingC0033775
- perianal pruritusC0033775
- pruritis aniC0033775
- pruritus analC0033775
- pruritus aniC0033775
- rectal itchC0033775
- rectal itchingC0033775
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code L29.0?
ICD-10-CM code L29.0 represents "Pruritus ani". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L29.0 a billable code?
Yes, L29.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L29.0 in?
L29.0 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L29.0?
L29.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neurotic excoriation (L98.1); psychogenic pruritus (F45.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does L29.0 map to?
L29.0 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 1240422006, 90446007, 10676911000119100. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L29.0?
L29.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0033775. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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