2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code L29.89
Other pruritus
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- L29.89
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Other pruritus
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
L29.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other pruritus. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Aquagenic pruritus
- Brachioradial pruritus
- Brachioradial summer pruritus
- Finding of sensation of nipple
- Generalized pruritus
- Itching
- Itching of both hands
- Itching of ear
- Itching of nipple
- Itching of skin
- Pruritic disorder
- Pruritus due to neurological disorder
- Pruritus senilis
- Scalp itchy
- Solar pruritus
- Water-induced dermatosis
- Winter itch
Clinical Information
Pruritus
an intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief.Pruritus Ani
intense chronic itching in the anal area.Pruritus Vulvae
intense itching of the external female genitals.Pruritic Disorder
a skin disorder characterized by an intense itching sensation.
New 2025 ICD-10-CM Code
L29.89 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2025, effective October 1, 2024. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2024. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025).
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Itch, itching - See Also: Pruritus;
- - winter - L29.89
- - Pruritus, pruritic (essential) - L29.9
- - hiemalis - L29.89
- - senile, senilis - L29.89
- - specified NEC - L29.89
Replacement Code
L2989 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10-CM code(s):
- L29.8 - Other pruritus
