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ICD-10 Code I1A.0: Resistant hypertension
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
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).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents resistant 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.
Code hierarchy
chapter
9Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
block
I10-I1AHypertensive diseases
category
I1AOther hypertension
currentI1A
Official coding notes
Inclusion terms
- Apparent treatment resistant hypertension
- Treatment resistant hypertension
- True resistant hypertension
Applicable to
- specific type of existing hypertension, if known, such as:
- essential hypertension (I10)
- secondary hypertension (I15.-)
Code first
- specific type of existing hypertension, if known, such as:
- essential hypertension (I10)
- secondary hypertension (I15.-)
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
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Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 43846high
GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE, WITH GASTRIC BYPASS FOR MORBID OBESITY; WITH SHORT LIMB (150 CM OR LESS) ROUX-EN-Y GASTROENTEROSTOMY
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 43847high
GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE, WITH GASTRIC BYPASS FOR MORBID OBESITY; WITH SMALL INTESTINE RECONSTRUCTION TO LIMIT ABSORPTION
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 43770high
LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; PLACEMENT OF ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE DEVICE (EG, GASTRIC BAND AND SUBCUTANEOUS PORT COMPONENTS)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 43644high
LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; WITH GASTRIC BYPASS AND ROUX-EN-Y GASTROENTEROSTOMY (ROUX LIMB 150 CM OR LESS)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 43645high
LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL, GASTRIC RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURE; WITH GASTRIC BYPASS AND SMALL INTESTINE RECONSTRUCTION TO LIMIT ABSORPTION
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Resistant hypertension
Frequently asked questions
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