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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R03.0 Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

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R03.0 is the ICD-10 code for Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension. It is a four-character subcategory of R03 (Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R00–R09 (Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Coding notes

  • This category is to be used to record an episode of elevated blood pressure in a patient in whom no formal diagnosis of hypertension has been made, or as an isolated incidental finding.

R03.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R03.0Förhöjt blodtryck utan hypertonidiagnos

NorwayICD-10-NO

R03.0Forhøyet blodtrykksmåling uten hypertensjonsdiagnose

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR030Forhøjet blodtryk uden verificeret hypertension

  • DR030AForbigående hypertension
  • DR030BWhite coat-hypertension
FinlandICD-10-FI

R03.0Korkea verenpaineen mittaustulos ilman hypertoniadiagnoosia

GermanyICD-10-GM

R03.0Erhöhter Blutdruckwert ohne Diagnose eines Bluthochdrucks

FranceICD-10-FR

R03.0Constatation d'une élévation de la tension artérielle, sans diagnostic d'hypertension

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R03.0meting van verhoogde bloeddruk zonder diagnose van hypertensie

United StatesICD-10-CM

R03.0Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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