L29.9
L29.9: Pruritus, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
L29.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for pruritus, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check L29.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Itch NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
L29.9 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57044Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57113Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign Skin Lesions
- A57161Billing and Coding: Benign Skin Lesion Removal (Excludes Actinic Keratosis, and Mohs)
- A60361Billing and Coding: Allergy Diagnostic Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Pruritus, pruritic(essential)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.