L29.81: Cholestatic pruritus

Clinical notes

Code also

Two codes may be needed to fully describe a condition, but unlike Code First/Use Additional Code, the sequencing order is not mandated by convention.

, if applicable, type of liver disease

Use additional code

This code represents an underlying condition. When a related manifestation is also present, coding convention calls for an additional code to be listed after this one.

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

•If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
•As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Related codes in this category

L29.89Other pruritus
L29.81Cholestatic pruritus

Associated MS-DRGs

L29.81 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.