Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for anal pruritus includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Anal Pruritus
Use ICD-10 code L29.0 for pruritus ani, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Other specified candidiasis
Use when a secondary fungal infection is present, confirmed by KOH test.
The ICD-10 code for anal pruritus is L29.0, used when itching is localized to the anal region without a specified underlying cause.
Document pruritus ani by noting the duration, intensity, and any associated symptoms like excoriation or bleeding, and ensure negative tests for other causes are recorded.