I10Essential (primary) hypertension
ICD-10-CM billable/specific code — part of Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)
Coding Notes
Includes
- high blood pressure
- hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)
Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)
- essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
- essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)