I16.0

The ICD-10-CM code for hypertensive urgency is I16.0. The full clinical description is "Hypertensive urgency". I16.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code I16.0 represents “Hypertensive urgency”. It is classified under Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, I16.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

I16.0 is in Chapter 9: Diseases of the Circulatory System (codes I00-I99).

I16.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: neonatal hypertension (P29.2); primary pulmonary hypertension (I27.0).

Yes, when using I16.0, also report: ; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22); history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31); tobacco dependence (F17.-); tobacco use (Z72.0).

I16.0 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 706882009, 443482000. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

I16.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0745138. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like hypertensive urgency affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for I16.0 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.