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6. R03.0

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

• Applicable to Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM R03.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of R03.0 - other international versions of ICD10 R03.0 may differ.
• R03.0 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Code 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.

The following codes above R03.0 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to R03.0:

• Chapter: R00-R99 - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
• Section: R00-R09 - Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
• Category: R03 - Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

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