R03

Non-billable

Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

R03 is the ICD-10-CM code for Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis. It is a non-billable category code — use a more specific child code such as R03.0 for billing.

Status
Header (non-billable)
Chapter
R00-R99
Subcodes
2
Edition
FY2026

R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

What this means — in plain language

MedlinePlus · NIH

What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. Each time your heart beats, it pumps blood into the arteries. Your blood pressure is highest when your heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. When your heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure. Your blood pressure reading uses…

Read more about High Blood Pressure at MedlinePlus ↗

Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus). Informational only — not medical advice.

No additional coding notes for this code.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10 code R03?
R03 is the ICD-10-CM code for "Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis". It falls under R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
Is R03 a billable code?
No — R03 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code (such as R03.0) for billing.
What are the subcodes of R03?
R03 has 2 more specific child codes, including R03.0, R03.1.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM FY2026. For informational purposes only — not medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.

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