I27.21

Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension

Billable / specificHCC V28 226

I27.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • (Associated) (drug-induced) (toxin-induced) pulmonary arterial hypertension NOS
  • (Associated) (drug-induced) (toxin-induced) (secondary) group 1 pulmonary hypertension

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from I27)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from I27)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from I27)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from I27)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from I27)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from I27)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from I27)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from I27)
  • systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36) (from I27)
  • transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-) (from I27)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • associated conditions if applicable, or adverse effects of drugs or toxins, such as:
  • adverse effect of appetite depressants (T50.5X5)
  • congenital heart disease (Q20-Q28)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • polymyositis (M33.2-)
  • portal hypertension (K76.6)
  • rheumatoid arthritis (M05.-)
  • schistosomiasis (B65.-)
  • Sjögren syndrome (M35.0-)
  • systemic sclerosis (M34.-)
  • associated underlying condition (from I27.2)

Also known as

  • (Associated) (drug-induced) (toxin-induced) pulmonary arterial hypertension NOS
  • (Associated) (drug-induced) (toxin-induced) (secondary) group 1 pulmonary hypertension
  • Hypertension, hypertensive, pulmonary, arterial
  • Hypertension, hypertensive, pulmonary, group 1
  • Hypertension, hypertensive, pulmonary, secondary, arterial

Parent code

  • I27.2Other secondary pulmonary hypertensionHeader

Related codes

  • I27.20Pulmonary hypertension, unspecifiedBillable
  • I27.22Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart diseaseBillable
  • I27.23Pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases and hypoxiaBillable
  • I27.24Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionBillable
  • I27.29Other secondary pulmonary hypertensionBillable

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