Hypertension, essential (primary)

ICD10 Diagnosis
Dx:	Hypertension, essential (primary)
ICD10 code:	I10
Pre-ICD10 counterpart:	Hypertension
Charlson/ALERT Scale:	none
APACHE Como Component:	none
APACHE Acute Component:	2019-0: CV NOS, 2019-0: Cardiovascular NOS
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  • 2019-01-01
  • 2999-12-31
  • I10

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Additional Info

• Primary or essential hypertension is coded only if there is no discernible or known cause. If the cause is known, use one of the other options shown below. Essential hypertension usually is slowly developing over a person's lifetime.

Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead

• Hypertension, malignant
• Hypertension, renovascular
• Hypertension, secondary, NOS
• Gestational hypertension, without proteinuria

Candidate Combined ICD10 codes

• There are many possible causes of hypertension, see Hypertension, secondary, NOS for some possible causes.

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