R03 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R03 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R03 - other international versions of ICD-10 R03 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Code R03. Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis. R03 is a non-billable ICD-10 code for Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis.
R03.0 is not usually sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. This category is to be used to record an episode of elevated blood pressure in a patient in whom no formal diagnosis of hypertension has been made, or as an isolated incidental finding.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R03 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R03 - other international versions of ICD-10 R03 may differ.
Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension. R03. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
0 for Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
A diagnosis of white coat hypertension is reported with ICD-10-CM code R03. 0 Elevated blood pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension.
Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R03 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R03 - other international versions of ICD-10 R03 may differ.
R03. 0: Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension.
elevated blood pressure reading but a diagnosis of HTN is not established, coders should report ICD-10-CM code R03. 0 (elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of HTN). category I14.
June 10, 2019. PHILADELPHIA – White coat hypertension, a condition in which a patient's blood pressure readings are higher when taken at the doctor's office compared to other settings, was originally attributed to the anxiety patients might experience during medical appointments.
CPT codes for ABPM are 93784, 93786, 93788, and 93790. Physicians report 93784 when they perform the complete ABPM service.
93790: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, utilizing a system such as magnetic tape and/or computer disk, for 24 hours or longer; review with interpretation and report.
The incidence of both orthostatic hypotension (OH) and hypertension increases with age, arguably in relation to a decrease in autonomic and baroreflex function. It is not surprising, therefore, that they often coexist.
ICD-10 Code for Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading- R03. 1- Codify by AAPC.
Essential (primary) hypertension: I10 That code is I10, Essential (primary) hypertension. As in ICD-9, this code includes “high blood pressure” but does not include elevated blood pressure without a diagnosis of hypertension (that would be ICD-10 code R03. 0).
Note: This category is to be used to record an episode of elevated blood pressure in a patient in whom no formal diagnosis of hypertension has been made, or as an isolated incidental finding.
NEC Not elsewhere classifiable This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.