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Compare/L73.2 vs L75

L73.2 vs L75

L73.2 (Hidradenitis suppurativa) compared with L75 (Apocrine sweat disorders), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. L75 carries an Excludes1 note covering L73.2: “hidradenitis suppurativa (L73.2)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

L73.2Hidradenitis suppurativaL75Apocrine sweat disorders
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: L75.0, L75.1, L75.2, L75.8, L75.9

ClassificationL00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)L00-L99 — Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (L00-L99)
DefinitionHidradenitis suppurativa is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (L73.2).Apocrine sweat disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (L75).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources