I10 is a billable/specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Essential (primary) hypertension.
Includes
High blood pressure
Hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)
Type 1 excludes
Hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)
Type 2 excludes
Essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
Essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)
Versions
2025
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
New code