Screenshot_2024-06-06_at_6.50.38_PM.pngAsset-7q2.pngHyperhidrosis is a serious medical condition characterized by excessive, uncontrollable sweating and the International Hyperhidrosis Society is the only global non-profit organization dedicated entirely to improving the lives of those affected by it.

We are your source for reliable, up-to-date information about hyperhidrosis treatments and research. We're also here to provide you with understanding and support. If your life is being ruined by sweating - you are NOT alone. Studies show that hyperhidrosis is common, severe, and emotionally damaging. 

Research shows that nearly 5% of the world's population suffers from excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis. That's right, 385 MILLION people are struggling with extreme sweating -- just like you!

Of course, no one's hyperhidrosis is exactly the same. Some people fill their shoes with sweat, some have dripping no-handshakes-please palms, some sweat through their shirts, others sweat through their jeans, and most have a combination of sweaty body areas to contend with. Regardless of whether you sweat dramatically on your head or your toes or anywhere in between, we know the embarrassment, anxiety, and crippling effects are real and we want to help.

As the only independent, global, non-profit advocacy and education organization serving the hyperhidrosis community, we encourage you to use this website to get smarter about excessive sweating. Read, print, participate, download, and sign-up today.

While you are doing that, we'll be running medical education courses in hyperhidrosis to help healthcare providers provide the best hyperhidrosis care possible, supporting new hyperhidrosis treatment research, talking to journalists around the world to encourage empathy and awareness, providing you with useful news alerts, and applying for grants so we can keep going. 

Here are a few of the useful things you'll find on the following pages: comprehensive treatment option information, U.S. insurance codes, hyperhidrosis clinical trials recruiting now, a Clinician Finder, an award-winning free blog  dedicated to sweat news, and amazing product discounts on the most useful sweat-management products. Your sweat is nearly always with you. We want to be there too.

Feeling the love? Share it! We are stronger when we work together. Donate today to help us find a cure and increase public awareness. Yes, tomorrow CAN be better than today. 

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Hyperhidrosis is a serious medical condition characterized by excessive, uncontrollable sweating and the International Hyperhidrosis Society is the only global non-profit organization dedicated entirely to improving the lives of those affected by it.

We are your source for reliable, up-to-date information about hyperhidrosis treatments and research. We're also here to provide you with understanding and support. If your life is being ruined by sweating - you are NOT alone. Studies show that hyperhidrosis is common, severe, and emotionally damaging. 

{loadposition tower} Research shows that nearly 5% of the world's population suffers from excessive sweating or hyperhidrosis. That's right, 385 MILLION people are struggling with extreme sweating -- just like you!

Of course, no one's hyperhidrosis is exactly the same. Some people fill their shoes with sweat, some have dripping no-handshakes-please palms, some sweat through their shirts, others sweat through their jeans, and most have a combination of sweaty body areas to contend with. Regardless of whether you sweat dramatically on your head or your toes or anywhere in between, we know the embarrassment, anxiety, and crippling effects are real and we want to help.

As the only independent, global, non-profit advocacy and education organization serving the hyperhidrosis community, we encourage you to use this website to get smarter about excessive sweating. Read, print, participate, download, and sign-up today.

While you are doing that, we'll be running medical education courses in hyperhidrosis to help healthcare providers provide the best hyperhidrosis care possible, supporting new hyperhidrosis treatment research, talking to journalists around the world to encourage empathy and awareness, providing you with useful news alerts, and applying for grants so we can keep going. 

Here are a few of the useful things you'll find on the following pages: comprehensive treatment option information, U.S. insurance codes, hyperhidrosis clinical trials recruiting now, a Clinician Finder, an award-winning free blog  dedicated to sweat news, and amazing product discounts on the most useful sweat-management products. Your sweat is nearly always with you. We want to be there too.

Feeling the love? Share it! We are stronger when we work together. Donate today to help us find a cure and increase public awareness. Yes, tomorrow CAN be better than today. 

This Hyperhidrosis Preauthorization Request Form may be downloaded (or printed from below) and used to notify an insurance organization that you’ve been diagnosed with hyperhidrosis and to demonstrate the degree to which your life is negatively affected by excessive sweating. There is also space on the form for your healthcare provider to note hyperhidrosis treatments that you’ve already tried and the next treatment that he or she is recommending. The form should be completed and submitted to the appropriate health insurance organization by your treating provider. You can help your practitioner by printing the form and taking it to your next appointment.

ICD-10 Codes:

L74.5 Focal hyperhidrosis

L74.51 Primary focal hyperhidrosis

L74.510 Primary focal hyperhidrosis, axilla

L74.511 Primary focal hyperhidrosis, face

L74.512 Primary focal hyperhidrosis, palms

L74.513 Primary focal hyperhidrosis, soles

L74.519 Primary focal hyperhidrosis, unspecified

L74.52 Secondary focal hyperhidrosis

L74.8 Other eccrine sweat disorders

L74.9 Eccrine sweat disorder, unspecified

 

Hyperhidrosis Preauthorization Request Form

Patient Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Insurance ID: ______________________________________________________________________

Date: __________________________


What area(s) of the body require treatment?

__Axillary (Underarms)

__Palmar (Hands)

__Plantar (Feet)

__Craniofacial (Face/Head)

__Submammary (Under Breasts)

__Groin

__Other (please specify):________________________

Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale:

__Sweating is never noticeable & never interferes with daily activities

__Sweating is tolerable & sometimes interferes with daily activities

__Sweating is barely tolerable & frequently interferes with daily activities

__Sweating is intolerable & always interferes with daily activities

Impairment of Daily Activities, & Impact on Quality of Life:

__Work & professional life

__Sexual activities

__Meeting people

__Sports

__Relationships with family & friends

__Clothing/Shoes

__Shaking hands

__Emotional state

__Developing personal relationships

__Education

Previous Treatments:

__OTC Antiperspirants

__Rx Antiperspirants or Clinical Strength Antiperspirants (used as directed)

__Iontophoresis

__ Topical anticholinergic (Qbrexza™)

__BOTOX®

__miraDry®

__Oral Medications

__Psychiatric medications/care

__Surgery (Local)

__Surgery (ETS)

__None

Recommended Treatment for:

__Axillary (Underarms)

__Palmar (Hands)

__Plantar (Feet)

__Craniofacial (Face/Head)

__Submammary (Under Breasts)

__Groin

__Other (please specify):________________________

IS/ARE

__OTC Antiperspirants

__Rx Antiperspirants or Clinical Strength Antiperspirants (used as directed)

__Iontophoresis

__ Topical anticholinergic (Qbrexza™)

__BOTOX® 

__miraDry®

__Oral Medications

__Surgery (Local)

__Surgery (ETS)

Other: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________