O10.1
Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
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Excludes2
- pre-existing hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O11.-)O11.-
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Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 10
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Includes
- pre-existing hypertension with pre-existing proteinuria complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
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Notes
- CODES FROM THIS CHAPTER ARE FOR USE ONLY ON MATERNAL RECORDS, NEVER ON NEWBORN RECORDS
- Codes from this chapter are for use for conditions related to or aggravated by the pregnancy, childbirth, or by the puerperium (maternal causes or obstetric causes)
- Trimesters are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. They are defined as follows:
- 1st trimester- less than 14 weeks 0 days
- 2nd trimester- 14 weeks 0 days to less than 28 weeks 0 days
- 3rd trimester- 28 weeks 0 days until delivery
Use additional code
- code, if applicable, from category Z3A, Weeks of gestation, to identify the specific week of the pregnancy, if known.Z3A
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Alongside this code 5 same parent — O10
O10.0 Pre-existing essential hypertension compl preg/chldbrth category O10.2 Pre-existing hyp chronic kidney disease compl preg/chldbrth category O10.3 Pre-exist hyp heart and chr kidney dis compl preg/chldbrth category O10.4 Pre-existing secondary hypertension compl preg/chldbrth category O10.9 Unsp pre-existing hypertension compl preg/chldbrth category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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