L29

Non-Billable

ChapterL00–L99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Pruritus

Use a more specific code (5 billable, 1 non-billable)

Metadata & Insights

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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.-)

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

BillableHas subcodes

CH12Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

L20-L30Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)

L29PruritusNot billable

L29.0Pruritus aniBillable

L29.1Pruritus scrotiBillable

L29.2Pruritus vulvaeBillable

L29.3Anogenital pruritus, unspecifiedBillable

L29.8Other pruritusSubcodes

L29.9Pruritus, unspecifiedBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to L29:

Dermatitis and eczema (L20-L30)

chapterCH12

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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