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I95.1

I95.1: Orthostatic hypotension

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I95.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for orthostatic hypotension. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I95.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • neurogenic orthostatic hypotension [Shy-Drager] (G90.3)
  • orthostatic hypotension due to drugs (I95.2)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Hypotension, postural

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I95.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on I95: Hypotension

  • cardiovascular collapse (R57.9)
  • maternal hypotension syndrome (O26.5-)
  • nonspecific low blood pressure reading NOS (R03.1)

Other codes that can never be billed with I95.1

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • G90.3Multi-system degeneration of the autonomic nervous system
  • R03.1Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading
  • R55Syncope and collapse

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

I95.1 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A54954Billing and Coding: Autonomic Function Tests
  • A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
  • A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hypotension›orthostatic(chronic)
  • Hypotension›postural

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under I95

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.