I10 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Essential (primary) hypertension. It is found in the 2020 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2019 - Sep 30, 2020. Essential hypertension is high blood pressure that doesn't have a known secondary cause.
Hypertensive heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death associated with high blood pressure. It refers to a group of disorders that includes heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and left ventricular hypertrophy (excessive thickening of the heart muscle). What Is Heart Failure? Heart failure does not mean the heart has stopped working.
Types of hypertensive heart disease
Hypertensive Heart Disease: ICD-10 CodingI50.1, Left ventricular failure, unspecified.I50.2, Systolic (congestive) heart failure.I50.3, Diastolic (congestive) heart failure.I50.4, Combined systolic (congestive) and diastolic (congestive) heart failure.
Category I11 is subdivided to indicate whether heart failure is present. However, an additional code from category I50 is required to specify the type of heart failure, if known....Coding Spotlight: Hypertension, A providers' guide for coding.CodeDescriptionI11.0Hypertensive heart disease with heart failureI11.9Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure9 more rows
401.9 - Unspecified essential hypertension | ICD-10-CM.
I11. 0 - Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure. ICD-10-CM.
In ICD-10, the diagnosis codes are simplified and the hypertension table is no longer necessary.
Primary Hypertension (Formerly Known as Essential Hypertension) Essential (primary) hypertension occurs when you have abnormally high blood pressure that's not the result of a medical condition. This form of high blood pressure is often due to obesity, family history and an unhealthy diet.
Hypertensive heart disease refers to heart problems that occur because of high blood pressure that is present over a long time. Hypertension is a disorder characterized by consistently high blood pressure. Blood pressure readings are given as two numbers.
Hypertension described as benign, malignant, controlled, uncontrolled, and primary would be coded here unless it belongs in another category code. A condition of elevated blood pressure without a diagnosis of hypertension is classified to code R03.
ICD-10-CM Code for Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure I11. 9.
Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure. I11. 0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I11.
I16. 1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I16.
If the provider specifically documents a different cause for the heart condition unrelated to high blood pressure, then the HTN and heart condition should be coded separately and not linked via a combination code. In such cases, sequence according to the circumstances of the admission/encounter.