Pulmonary hypertension, secondary (any cause)
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Pulmonary hypertension, secondary (any cause) |
ICD10 code: | I27.2 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pulmonary Hypertension |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | Respiratory |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
- Use this code if there is an identifiable cause like valvular heart disease for example.
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension means there is no identifiable cause for it.
- Pulmonary hypertension can be acute or chronic.
- Pulmonary hypertension is part of the Apache Chronic element. Template:Discussion Tina needs to do something about how to document that on wiki.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
See also: Category:Hypertension
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Code with the cause if known.
*Possible causes of pulmonary hypertension:
- congestive heart failure
- lung diseases like COPD
- obstructive sleep apnea
- sarcoidosis or pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary embolus
- some drugs like cocaine or methamphetamine
- congenital heart disorders
- autoimmune diseases
- HIV
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