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Compare/I10 vs P29.2

I10 vs P29.2

I10 (Essential (primary) hypertension) compared with P29.2 (Neonatal hypertension), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. I10 carries an Excludes1 note covering P29.2: “neonatal hypertension (P29.2)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

I10Essential (primary) hypertensionP29.2Neonatal hypertension
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationI00-I99 — Diseases of the Circulatory System (I00-I99)P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
DefinitionEssential (primary) hypertension is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (I10).Neonatal hypertension is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P29.2).
Includes
high blood pressure
hypertension (arterial) (benign) (essential) (malignant) (primary) (systemic)
Use additional code
code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources