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L29.8

L29.8: Other pruritus

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

L29.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other pruritus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L29.8

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.

Code history

  • deletedFY2024-FY2027

    Other pruritus

Code to one of these instead L29.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under L29

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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