L29.9
Pruritus, unspecified
BillableComplete code, valid to report
L29.9 (also written L299) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pruritus, unspecified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 7 codes in category L29 (Pruritus). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include 2 Excludes1 entries and 18 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (18 notes)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
Inherited from Chapter 12 Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- 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.-)
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
This code
- Itch NOS
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from L20–L30 Dermatitis and eczema
- In this block the terms dermatitis and eczema are used synonymously and interchangeably.
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry