I10
Essential (primary) hypertension
Essential (primary) hypertension. High systemic arterial blood pressure without identifiable secondary cause. Includes high blood pressure, hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic).

Includes

  • High blood pressure
  • Hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)

Excludes1 — Mutually Exclusive

  • Hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

  • Essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of brain (I60-I69)
  • Essential (primary) hypertension involving vessels of eye (H35.0-)

Related Codes

I11I12I13I15I16R03.0