L29.9
BillablePruritus, unspecified
Pruritus, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Itch NOS
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
- Application site reaction95365001
- Generalised itching276444007
- Generalised pruritus276444007
- Generalized itching276444007
- Generalized pruritus276444007
- Pruritic disorder279333002
- Pruritus - disorder279333002
- Itching of pigmented skin lesion315256004
- Solar pruritus402177006
- Dermatosis of menopause402804002
- Postmenopausal pruritus403574001
- Pruritus due to systemic disorder403575000
- Generalised pruritus of unknown aetiology403576004
- Generalized pruritus of unknown etiology403576004
- Idiopathic generalised pruritus403576004
- Idiopathic generalized pruritus403576004
- Adverse effect from PUVA photochemotherapy403710000
- Adverse effect from psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation photochemotherapy403710000
- PUVA itch403720005
- PUVA-induced pruritus403720005
- Psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation (PUVA)-induced pruritus403720005
- Psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation-induced pruritus403720005
- Haemodialysis-associated pruritus403733004
- Hemodialysis-associated pruritus403733004
- Pruritus due to haemodialysis403733004
- Pruritus due to hemodialysis403733004
- Itch418290006
- Itching418290006
- Itchy418290006
- Itching of skin418363000
- Pruritus418363000
- Itching of lesion of skin445329008
- Uraemic pruritus707151000
- Uremic pruritus707151000
- Drug-induced pruritus724843002
- Pruritus caused by drug724843002
- Neurogenic pruritis724844008
- Pruritus due to neurological disorder724844008
- Injection site itching846686009
- Itching at injection site846686009
- Pruritus at injection site846686009
- Application site itching863889003
- Injection site pruritus863894003
- Human immunodeficiency virus infection associated pruritus870271009
- Pruritus due to human immunodeficiency virus infection870271009
- Disorder of skin due to human immunodeficiency virus infection1148863007
- Skin disease due to human immunodeficiency virus infection1148863007
- Pruritic disorder of skin1240423001
- Pruritus of skin1240423001
- Paraneoplastic pruritus1254864000
- Post-herpetic pruritus1254866003
- Pruritus due to and following herpes zoster1254866003
- Opioid-induced pruritus1254938005
- Pruritus caused by opioid1254938005
- Hydroxyethyl starch-induced pruritus1254940000
- Pruritus caused by hydroxyethyl starch1254940000
- Pruritus caused by antimalarial1256082000
- Pruritus caused by substance with antimalarial mechanism of action1256082000
- Multifactorial pruritic disorder1256085003
- Multifactorial pruritus1256085003
UMLS
- itch skinC0033774
- itchingC0033774
- 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
- itching skinC0033774
- itchyC0033774
- itchy skinC0033774
- pruritic dermatitisC0033774
- pruritisC0033774
- pruritusC0033774
- skin itchC0033774
- skin itchingC0033774
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for pruritus, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for pruritus, unspecified is L29.9. The full clinical description is "Pruritus, unspecified". L29.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code L29.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code L29.9 represents "Pruritus, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is L29.9 a billable code?
Yes, L29.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is L29.9 in?
L29.9 is in Chapter 12: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (codes L00-L99).
What codes cannot be used with L29.9?
L29.9 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 L29.9 map to?
L29.9 maps to 30 SNOMED CT concepts: 403710000, 863889003, 95365001, 402804002, 1148863007, and 25 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for L29.9?
L29.9 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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