R61

R61: Generalized hyperhidrosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R61 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for generalized hyperhidrosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R61 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

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

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Excessive sweating
Night sweats
Secondary hyperhidrosis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R61 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54954Billing and Coding: Autonomic Function Tests
A57024Billing and Coding: Autonomic Function Testing
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
A57551Billing and Coding: Autonomic Function Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Diaphoresis(excessive)
Hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis
Sweating, excessive
Excess, excessive, excessively›sweating
Hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis›generalized
Hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis›secondary
Night›sweats
Sweat, sweats›night
Excess, excessive, excessively›secretion›sweat

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.