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Insurance and Reimbursement
If you suffer from hyperhidrosis, or have a loved one who struggles with the condition,
you know that excessive sweating is serious - and that it significantly impacts daily
life. As a serious medical condition with substantial negative effects on physical,
emotional, and social well-being, hyperhidrosis deserves to be treated seriously by
health insurance organizations.
To help, we’ve put together a comprehensive collection of Insurance & Reimbursement Tools.
The tools listed below provide information and
downloadable forms, and can help you work with your
physician, health insurance plan, and even your
employer to get the coverage you deserve for the
treatments you need.
Find out if your health plan covers hyperhidrosis treatments
Your insurance company may already cover hyperhidrosis treatments.
Use this list of links to U.S. public hyperhidrosis coverage policies to find out.
Calculate the cost of hyperhidrosis
This checklist can help you calculate how much money
you spend managing excessive sweat. Use your answers
to help convince your insurance plan that you deserve
reimbursement for treatments. Or, if you have to pay
for treatments out-of-pocket, the checklist may help
you to see that the investment makes economic, as well as emotional, sense.
Learn how to request reimbursement
Have you been denied coverage for your hyperhidrosis treatments?
You do have recourse. Follow this step-by-step guide to appealing
your health plan’s decision.
Download a Letter of Medical Necessity
Add proof to your case, download this sample Letter of Medical Necessity
and have your doctor submit it to your insurance company as proof that your
hyperhidrosis needs treatment.
Download Hyperhidrosis Preauthorization Request Form
Similar to the Letter of Medical Necessity, this form should be
completed by your physician and submitted to your insurance company.
It demonstrates that you’ve been diagnosed with hyperhidrosis, lists
the treatments that you’ve tried (and that have been unsuccessful),
and states the treatment that your physician is recommending.
Download Medical Insurance Statement Form for the purchase of
a home-use iontophoresis machine
Are you using iontophoresis to treat hyperhidrosis of your hands or feet?
You may be able to receive reimbursement for your home-use iontophoresis machine.
Download this form and ask your doctor to complete it and submit it to your health insurer.
Get help with Botox reimbursement
If you are seeking reimbursement for treatment with Botox specifically,
you may find help through Allergan's Botox Reimbursement Hotline.
Consider Clinical Trials.
While not technically insurance-related, clinical
trials are another potential avenue for patients
seeking treatment for hyperhidrosis. Clinical trials
help to further medical science's understanding of a
condition and its therapy. To learn more about
clinical trials, how they can make treatment more
affordable (even free), and whether you may be
eligible to participate in a hyperhidrosis trial,
visit the Clinical and Market Research page in our Getting Help
section.
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