Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 780.8
Generalized hyperhidrosis
  • Short description: Generalizd hyperhidrosis.
  • ICD-9-CM 780.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 780.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 780.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 780.8: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 780.8 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R61 Generalized hyperhidrosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Excessive sweating
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
  • Night sweats
780.8 Excludes
  • focal (localized) (primary) (secondary) hyperhidrosis (705.21-705.22)
  • Frey's syndrome (705.22)
Applies To
  • Diaphoresis
  • Excessive sweating
  • Secondary hyperhidrosis
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 780.8:
  • Acrohyperhidrosis (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
  • Diaphoresis (excessive) NEC (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • diaphoresis (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
    • secretion - see also Hypersecretion
      • milk 676.6
      • sputum 786.4
      • sweat (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
    • sweating (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
  • Hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis 705.21
    • generalized 780.8
    • secondary 780.8
  • Night
    • sweats 780.8
  • Sweat(s), sweating
    • excessive (see also Hyperhidrosis) 780.8
    • night 780.8
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