P29.2

P29.2: Neonatal hypertension

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P29.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for neonatal hypertension. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P29.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on P29: Cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

P29.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hypertension, hypertensive›newborn

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.