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I16.1 Hypertensive emergency

Billable/Specific

Code Also

  • , if applicable, to identify specific organ dysfunction, such as:
  • acute kidney injury (N17.-)
  • acute myocardial infarction (I21.-)
  • acute pulmonary edema (left and/or right ventricular failure) (J81.0, I50.-)
  • aortic dissection (I71.0-)
  • cerebral hemorrhage (I60.-. I61.-, I62.-)
  • cerebral infarction (I63.-)
  • eclampsia (O15.-)
  • hypertensive encephalopathy (I67.4)
  • seizure (R56.9)