I15.2
Hypertension secondary to endocrine disorders
I15.2 (also written I152) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hypertension secondary to endocrine disorders. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 5 codes in category I15 (Secondary hypertension). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 4 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, a Code also instruction, 3 Excludes1 entries and 13 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tip
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
Secondary hypertension takes two codes: one for the underlying cause and one from category I15.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.
- underlying condition
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
- hypertensive disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O11, O13-O16)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Care settings
How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Cardiac and Circulatory clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries
- Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic), due to, endocrine disorders
- Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic), due to, pheochromocytoma
- Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic), secondary NEC, due to, endocrine disorders
- Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic), secondary NEC, due to, pheochromocytoma