I10 Essential (primary) hypertension

Coding Notes

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Type 1 Excludes

hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)

Tyoe 2 Excludes

essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)

Includes

high blood pressure
hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)

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Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) I10

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Code Title
I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
I10-I16 Hypertensive diseases (I10-I16)
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
Type 1 Excludes
hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)

Type 2 Excludes
essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)

Includes
high blood pressure
hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)