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# R03.0 Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### 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.

## Related codes

-   [`R03.1` Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r03.1/)

## Common questions

### Is R03.0 a billable code?

Yes. R03.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

R03 Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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