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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2017 Issue 1; Ask the Editor
Hypertension with Congestive Heart Failure
In the guideline for hypertension with heart disease, category I50, Heart failure, is included in the list of heart conditions that are classified as hypertensive heart disease, but it is not included in the Alphabetic Index nor Tabular List. Is congestive heart failure (CHF) in a patient with hypertension coded as hypertensive heart disease with failure, when the provider’s documentation has not explicitly linked the two conditions?
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