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ICD-10-CM category I16: Hypertensive crisis

Category I16 is a heading in chapter 9 (Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)), section Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A). It is not billable; report one of the 3 complete codes below.

Notes that apply to every I16 code

Code also
  • any identified hypertensive disease (I10-I15, I1A)

Billable codes in I16

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category I16
CodeDescription
I16.0Hypertensive urgency
I16.1Hypertensive emergency
I16.9Hypertensive crisis, unspecified

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.