icd 9 code for malignant hypertension

by Rosalinda Cummerata 10 min read

What is the ICD 10 code for malignant hypertension?

Billable Medical Code for Malignant Hypertensive Heart Disease with Heart Failure Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 402.01. Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 402.01. The Short Description Is: Mal hypert hrt dis w hf. Known As

What is the diagnosis code for high blood pressure?

4010 - ICD 9 Diagnosis Code - Malignant essential hypertension - Market Size, Prevalence, Incidence, Quality Outcomes, Top Hospitals & Physicians

What is the DX code for hypertension?

ICD-9 Code 401.0 Malignant essential hypertension. ICD-9 Index; Chapter: 390–459; Section: 401-405; Block: 401 Essential hypertension; 401.0 - Malignant hypertension

What are treatments for malignant hypertension?

2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 401.0 Malignant essential hypertension Short description: Malignant hypertension. ICD-9-CM 401.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 401.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.

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Not Valid for Submission

401.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant essential hypertension. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

Information for Medical Professionals

References found for the code 401.0 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:

Information for Patients

Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls.

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions#N#The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

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