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L29.0

L29.0: Pruritus ani

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L29.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pruritus ani. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L29.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on L29: Pruritus

  • neurotic excoriation (L98.1)
  • psychogenic pruritus (F45.8)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Itch, itching›perianal
  • Pruritus, pruritic›ani, anus
  • Pruritus, pruritic›perianal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under L29

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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