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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

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