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: | |
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Additional Info
- Pulmonary hypertension can be mild to severe. If severe, it would qualify for the chronic health score in apache.
- Pulmonary hypertension can be acute or chronic.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead
- Pulmonary hypertension, primary (PPH) only use if cause unknown.
- Pulmonary hypertension, NOS
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