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L29.89

L29.89: Other pruritus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

L29.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other pruritus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check L29.89 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above L29.89

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.

Medicare coverage

L29.89 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
  • A60375Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
  • A60377Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
  • A60391Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Itch, itching›winter
  • Pruritus, pruritic›hiemalis
  • Pruritus, pruritic›senile, senilis
  • Pruritus, pruritic›specified NEC

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Other pruritus

Other codes under L29.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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