BA00 Essential hypertension

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Essential (primary) hypertension, accounting for 95% of all cases of hypertension, is defined as high blood pressure for which a secondary cause cannot be found.

inclusions

• high blood pressure

exclusions

• Cerebrovascular diseases  (8B00-8B2Z)
• Background retinopathy and retinal vascular changes  (9B78.1)

code elsewhere

• Pre-existing essential hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium  (JA20.0)

sections/codes in this section (BA00-BA00)

• Combined diastolic and systolic hypertension  (BA00.0)
• Isolated diastolic hypertension  (BA00.1)
• Isolated systolic hypertension  (BA00.2)
• Other specified essential hypertension  (BA00.Y)
• Essential hypertension, unspecified  (BA00.Z)

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