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ICD-10 Code I15.0: Renovascular hypertension

I15.0 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Renovascular hypertension in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99).

đź“‹Clinical overview

This ICD-10 code is commonly used when documentation describes elevated blood pressure or hypertensive disease. The most accurate code depends on whether the condition is primary, secondary, or linked with heart or kidney involvement.

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents renovascular hypertension in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

đź©şClinical context

When commonly used
  • Primary care, cardiology, nephrology, and pre-operative documentation where blood pressure disease is part of the active problem list.
  • Chronic disease follow-up and risk-adjustment workflows where hypertension status affects longitudinal care planning.
Common management context
  • Clinical follow-up often includes blood-pressure measurement, medication review, kidney-risk assessment, and cardiovascular risk management.
  • Documentation becomes more specific when the chart links hypertension with heart failure, chronic kidney disease, or another secondary cause.
  • Specialist context already linked on this page includes Cardiologist, General Physician.

🔍Key distinctions

Important notes
  • ICD-10 hypertension coding is often broader than the actual treatment plan; the exact code depends on whether associated heart or kidney disease is documented.
  • Secondary hypertension and hypertensive heart or kidney disease generally require more specific codes than uncomplicated essential hypertension.
Related codes to consider
I15.1Hypertension secondary to other renal disorders
Related hypertension-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when heart, kidney, or secondary-cause detail is present.
I15.2Hypertension secondary to endocrine disorders
Related hypertension-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when heart, kidney, or secondary-cause detail is present.
I15.8Other secondary hypertension
Related hypertension-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when heart, kidney, or secondary-cause detail is present.
I15.9Secondary hypertension, unspecified
Related hypertension-family ICD-10 code; documentation often becomes more specific when heart, kidney, or secondary-cause detail is present.

Code hierarchy

chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I10-I1AHypertensive diseases
category
I15Secondary hypertension
currentI15

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

CardiologistGeneral Physician

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 93325high
DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY COLOR FLOW VELOCITY MAPPING (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODES FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93320high
DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, PULSED WAVE AND/OR CONTINUOUS WAVE WITH SPECTRAL DISPLAY (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODES FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING); COMPLETE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93321high
DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, PULSED WAVE AND/OR CONTINUOUS WAVE WITH SPECTRAL DISPLAY (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODES FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING); FOLLOW-UP OR LIMITED STUDY (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODES FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGING)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93978high
DUPLEX SCAN OF AORTA, INFERIOR VENA CAVA, ILIAC VASCULATURE, OR BYPASS GRAFTS; COMPLETE STUDY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93979high
DUPLEX SCAN OF AORTA, INFERIOR VENA CAVA, ILIAC VASCULATURE, OR BYPASS GRAFTS; UNILATERAL OR LIMITED STUDY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 93975high
DUPLEX SCAN OF ARTERIAL INFLOW AND VENOUS OUTFLOW OF ABDOMINAL, PELVIC, SCROTAL CONTENTS AND/OR RETROPERITONEAL ORGANS; COMPLETE STUDY
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
I15.0

Common synonyms

Renovascular hypertension

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeI15.0
SystemICD10
Display nameRenovascular hypertension
ChapterDiseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
BlockHypertensive diseases

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Hypertension, hypertensive(accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)Hypertension, hypertensive(accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)Hypertension, hypertensive(accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)Hypertension, hypertensive(accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)Hypertension, hypertensive(accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic)

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