Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for sweats includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Sweats
Use ICD-10 code L74.510 for primary focal hyperhidrosis, axilla, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications
Use when hyperhidrosis is secondary to diabetes.
Thyrotoxicosis, unspecified
Use when hyperhidrosis is secondary to hyperthyroidism.
The ICD-10 code for excessive sweating is R61 for generalized hyperhidrosis and L74.5- for focal hyperhidrosis.
Primary focal hyperhidrosis is coded using L74.510-L74.519, depending on the affected area.