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I97.3

Billable

Postprocedural hypertension

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

High blood pressure that develops as a complication of a surgical procedure.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific surgical procedure that preceded the hypertension development
  • •This code indicates the hypertension is postprocedural, not pre-existing

Code Hierarchy

└I97Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of circulatory system, not elsewhere classified└I97.3Postprocedural hypertension
└I97.3Postprocedural hypertension

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