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I1A ICD-10-CM Code: Other hypertension

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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) / Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)

I1A

Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidance

Other hypertension

CMS-HCC V28

N/A

Not mapped

CMS-HCC V24

N/A

Not mapped

ACA/HHS

N/A

Not mapped

ESRD/PACE

N/A

Not mapped

RXHCC

N/A

Not mapped

Inclusion Terms

Official

No inclusion terms are included in this display for I1A. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 2

Official
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A
  • hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)Inherited from I00-I99, I10-I1A

Related Codes

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Includes

Official

No Includes notes are included in this display for I1A. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Excludes 1

Official
  • neonatal hypertension (P29.2)Inherited from I10-I1A
  • primary pulmonary hypertension (I27.0)Inherited from I10-I1A

Code First

Official

No Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for I1A. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Use Additional

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  • code to identify:Inherited from I10-I1A
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)Inherited from I10-I1A
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)Inherited from I10-I1A
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)Inherited from I10-I1A
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)Inherited from I10-I1A
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)Inherited from I10-I1A

Code Also

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No Code Also instructions are included in this display for I1A. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.

Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →

Code
I1A
Description
Other hypertension
HCC (V28)
No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
RAF reference coefficient
Billable
No
Payment year
2026

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What This Code Means

I1A is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other hypertension. I1A sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the circulatory system (i00-i99), within the section covering hypertensive diseases (i10-i1a).

Header codes like I1A cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for I1A sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Child Codes

Code Hierarchy

I1AOther hypertension
I1AOther hypertension

I1A code history

Code setChange
FY2024 (effective Oct 1, 2023)Added to the code set

Source: official CMS ICD-10-CM order and addenda files, FY2016 through FY2027.

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