MC80.0 Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

sections/codes in this section (MC80.0-MC80.0)

• White coat hypertension  (MC80.00)
• Combined diastolic and systolic elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension  (MC80.01)
• Diastolic elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension  (MC80.02)
• Systolic elevated blood pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension  (MC80.03)
• Other specified elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension  (MC80.0Y)
• Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension, unspecified  (MC80.0Z)

coding note

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.

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