I15

Non-Billable
ChapterI00–I99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Secondary hypertension

Metadata & Insights
  • Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99).

CH9 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

I10-I1A Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • neonatal hypertension (P29.2)
  • primary pulmonary hypertension (I27.0)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify:
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • postprocedural hypertension (I97.3)
Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • secondary hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
  • secondary hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)
Code Also
  • underlying condition

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
I10-I1AHypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)
I15Secondary hypertensionNot billable
I15.0Renovascular hypertensionBillable
I15.1Hypertension secondary to other renal disordersBillable
I15.2Hypertension secondary to endocrine disordersBillable
I15.8Other secondary hypertensionBillable
I15.9Secondary hypertension, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to I15:

blockI10-I1A
Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)
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chapterCH9
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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