by Raquel Shumway
Oct 7th, 2019
Changes came in coding Hypertensive Diseases when ICD-10 was adopted. The American Academy of Family Physicians magazine published an article "How to Document and Code for Hypertensive Diseases in ICD-10," which covers some of those changes.
The following topics with examples are included:
- Essential (primary) hypertension
- Hypertension & hypertensive heart disease
- Hypertension & chronic kidney disease
- Hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, and chronic kidney disease
- Tobacco use or exposure in individuals with hypertensive diseases
- Coding for secondary hypertension
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About Raquel Shumway
Raquel has been an administrative assistant for 21 years. For the last 12 years she has worked editing medical coding books and articles, which has provided experience in understandint medical coding and requirements.