Pruritus

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

An intense itching sensation that produces the urge to rub or scratch the skin to obtain relief.

exclusions

• neurotic excoriation  (6B25.1)

code elsewhere

• Pruritus of pregnancy  (JA65.11)

sections/codes in this section (EC90-EC90)

• Pruritus due to skin disorder  (EC90.0)
• Pruritus due to systemic disorder  (EC90.1)
• Drug-induced pruritus  (EC90.2)
• Pruritus due to neurological disorder  (EC90.3)
• Psychogenic pruritus  (EC90.4)
• Anogenital pruritus  (EC90.5)
• Pruritus of unknown cause  (EC90.6)
• Pruritus of other specified type or aetiology  (EC90.Y)
• Pruritus, unspecified  (EC90.Z)

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