L29.1 Pruritus scroti

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from L29 Pruritus

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 729-730 in MDC 12.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 698.1 Pruritus of genital organs (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for L29.1

• Pruritus, pruritic (essential) › scroti, scrotum

Nearby codes

• L29 Pruritus
• L29.0 Pruritus ani
• L29.1 Pruritus scroti (this code)
• L29.2 Pruritus vulvae
• L29.3 Anogenital pruritus, unspecified
• L29.8 Other pruritus
• L29.81 Cholestatic pruritus
• L29.89 Other pruritus