I15 vs I97.3
I15 and I97.3 can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
The official note, declared on I15
postprocedural hypertension (I97.3)
I97.3
Postprocedural hypertension
Billable
- Chapter 9
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Section
- I95-I99
Indexed under
- Hypertension, hypertensive › postoperative (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)
- Complication › circulatory system › postprocedural › hypertension (s) (from) (of)
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027