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ICD-10-CM
I10

ICD-10-CM Code I10

Official Description

Essential (primary) hypertension

Includes: high blood pressure
hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)
Excludes1: hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)
Excludes2: essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)
Short Descr Essential (primary) hypertension
Rx-HCC v08 187 - Hypertension
Home Health Clinical Group MMTA_CARDIAC
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2015-10-01 Added Code established
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