R03.0

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• R03.0

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.

Approximate Synonyms

• Blood pressure elevation

• Elevated blood pressure

• Elevated blood pressure reading

• Elevated blood-pressure reading without diagnosis of hypertension

• Finding of increased blood pressure

• Labile hypertension

• Labile hypertension due to being in a clinical environment

• White coat syndrome

Details

• R03.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Elevated blood-pressure reading, w/o diagnosis of htn

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R03.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R03.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 R03.0 may differ.