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R61

Billable

Generalized hyperhidrosis

Generalized hyperhidrosis

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Excessive sweating
  • Night sweats
  • Secondary hyperhidrosis

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

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ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

EE00.ZHyperhidrosis, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(153)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Secondary hyperhidrosis
  • Idiopathic diffuse hyperhidrosis
  • Profuse sweating
  • Skin disorder with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
  • Sweating profusely
  • Excessive sweating (finding)
  • Excess sweating
  • Sweating on right half of body
  • Increased sweating
  • Hot sweats
  • Night sweat
  • Sweating problem
  • Sweating fever
  • Cold sweat
  • Excessive sweating
  • Clammy sweat
  • heavy sweating
  • Perspiration excessive
  • Generalized hyperhidrosis (disorder)
  • Drenching sweats
  • Sweating increased
  • excessive perspiration
  • sweating excessive
  • Compensatory hyperhidrosis
  • Congenital analgesia with hyperhidrosis
  • Sweating
  • sweating heavy
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Night Sweating
  • nights sweats
  • Generalized hyperhidrosis due to neurological disorder
  • Sweating on left side of body
  • Sweating on right side of body
  • excessive diaphoresis
  • Disorder of skin co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Drug-induced hyperhidrosis
  • Congenital hypoplasia of nail unit
  • Generalised hyperhidrosis due to neurological disorder
  • Nocturnal hyperhidrosis
  • Congenital absence of pain with hyperhidrosis
  • Gustatory hyperhidrosis
  • night sweats
  • Nocturnal perspiration
  • profusely sweating
  • Congenital indifference to pain with hyperhidrosis
  • Hyperhidrosis due to causalgia
  • Diaphoresis
  • Sweating on left half of body
  • Congenital insensitivity to pain, hyperhidrosis, absence of cutaneous sensory innervation
  • Asymmetrical hyperhidrosis
  • Sweating attack
  • Sweating, increased
  • Night sweats (finding)
  • Hyperhidrosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Hyperhidrosis with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
  • Menopausal hyperhidrosis
  • Asymmetric sweating
  • Skin disorder with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • Ectodermal dysplasia, hyperhidrosis, cutaneous syndactyly syndrome
  • Sweating symptom
  • Myokymia, hyperhidrosis, impaired muscle relaxation syndrome
  • Generalised hyperhidrosis
  • Hyperhidrosis due to autonomic dysregulation
  • Congenital insensitivity to pain with hyperhidrosis
  • Hyperhidrosis caused by drug
  • Sweats
  • Abnormal flushing and sweating
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for generalized hyperhidrosis?

The ICD-10-CM code for generalized hyperhidrosis is R61. The full clinical description is "Generalized hyperhidrosis". R61 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R61 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R61 represents “Generalized hyperhidrosis”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R61 a billable code?

Yes, R61 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R61 in?

R61 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R61?

R61 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: focal (primary) (secondary) hyperhidrosis (L74.5-); Frey's syndrome (L74.52); localized (primary) (secondary) hyperhidrosis (L74.5-).

What SNOMED CT codes does R61 map to?

R61 maps to 32 SNOMED CT concepts: 716376007, 444868004, 403376000, 248245006, 83547004, and 27 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R61?

R61 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0700590, C0476476, C0028081, C1455874. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R61 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like generalized hyperhidrosis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R61?

R61 maps to the ICD-11 code: EE00.Z (Hyperhidrosis, unspecified).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.