BP codes
BP Exception code
- 8I3Y. Blood pressure procedure refused
BP Codes (In last 15 months)
246% O/E - blood pressure reading,
Excluding:
- 2460 O/E - BP unrecordable (v7)
- 246H. O/E - Arterial pressure index normal
- 246I. O/E - Arterial pressure index abnormal
- 246K. Target systolic blood pressure
- 246L. Target diastolic blood pressure
- 246M. White coat hypertension
In detail:
- 246. O/E - blood pressure reading
- 2461. O/E - BP reading very low
- 2462. O/E - BP reading low
- 2463. O/E - BP borderline low
- 2464. O/E - BP reading normal
- 2465. O/E - BP borderline raised
- 2466. O/E - BP reading raised
- 2467. O/E - BP reading very high
- 2468. O/E - BP reading:postural drop
- 2469. O/E - Systolic BP reading
- 246A. O/E - Diastolic BP reading
- 246B. O/E - BP stable
- 246C. Lying blood pressure reading
- 246D. Standing blood pressure reading
- 246E. Sitting blood pressure reading
- 246F. O/E - blood pressure decreased
- 246G. O/E - BP labile
- 246J. O/E - BP reading: no postural drop
- 246N. Standing systolic blood pressure
- 246P. Standing diastolic blood pressure
- 246Q. Sitting systolic blood pressure
- 246R. Sitting diastolic blood pressure
- 246S. Lying systolic blood pressure
- 246T. Lying diastolic blood pressure
- 246Z. O/E-blood pressure reading NOS
BP 4.1 Rationale
The frequency of follow-up for treated patients after adequate
blood pressure control is attained depends upon factors such as the severity
of the hypertension, variability of blood pressure, complexity of the treatment
regime, patient compliance and the need for non-pharmacological advice.
British Hypertension Society guidelines 2004
Further information: www.bhsoc.org
There is no specific recommendation in the British Hypertension
Society guidelines regarding frequency of follow-up in patients with hypertension.
For the purposes of the contract it has been assumed that this will be undertaken
at least six-monthly with the audit standard being set at nine months.
BP 4.2 Reporting and verification
Practices should report the percentage of patients on their hypertension
register who have had a blood pressure measurement recorded in the previous
nine months.
Prepared By Jean Keenan