L29.9

Pruritus, unspecified

Billable / specific

L29.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Note: In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from L29)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from L29)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from L29)
congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from L29)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from L29)
lipomelanotic reticulosis (I89.8) (from L29)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from L29)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from L29)
systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from L29)
viral warts (B07.-) (from L29)
chronic (childhood) granulomatous disease (D71-) (from L29)
dermatitis gangrenosa (L08.0) (from L29)
dermatitis herpetiformis (L13.0) (from L29)
dry skin dermatitis (L85.3) (from L29)
factitial dermatitis (L98.1) (from L29)
perioral dermatitis (L71.0) (from L29)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59) (from L29)
stasis dermatitis (I87.2) (from L29)