Hypertensive crisis (I16)
Browse all the diagnosis codes used for hypertensive crisis (i16). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.
Instructional Notations
Code Also
A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)
I16 Hypertensive crisis
- I16.0 Hypertensive urgency
- I16.1 Hypertensive emergency
- I16.9 Hypertensive crisis, unspecified
Hypertensive crisis (I16)