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R61

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Generalized hyperhidrosis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Excessive sweating that occurs over the entire body without an obvious external cause.

Coding Tips

  • •Differentiate between primary hyperhidrosis (no underlying cause) and secondary hyperhidrosis (due to fever, infection, or other conditions)
  • •Document whether sweating is related to fever, night sweats, or other systemic symptoms to support medical necessity

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • focal (primary) (secondary) hyperhidrosis (L74.5-)
  • Frey's syndrome (L74.52)
  • localized (primary) (secondary) hyperhidrosis (L74.5-)

Code First

  • , if applicable, menopausal and female climacteric states (N95.1)

Code Hierarchy

└R61Generalized hyperhidrosis
└R61Generalized hyperhidrosis

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