Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis (R03)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)

    • Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)

      • Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis (R03)

        • R03 - Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R03.0 - Elevated blood-pressure reading, w/o diagnosis of htn BILLABLE CODE
        • R03.1 - Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis (R03)

Prehypertension - Blood pressure levels that are between normotension and hypertension. Individuals with prehypertension are at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular diseases. Generally, prehypertension is defined as SYSTOLIC PRESSURE of 131-139 mm Hg and/or DIASTOLIC PRESSURE of 81-89 when the optimal is 120/80 mm Hg. For diabetics and other metabolism diseases the prehypertension is around 110-129/70-79 mm Hg.