I95.9

I95.9: Hypotension, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

I95.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypotension, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check I95.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I95.9

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 I95.9

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

R03.1Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

I95.9 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hypotension(arterial) (constitutional)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.