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
DM 11.1 Rationale
Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality
in people with diabetes, and coronary heart disease is the most common cause
of death among people with Type 2 diabetes. Many people with Type 2 diabetes
have an increased coronary event risk even if they do not have manifest cardiovascular
disease.
Hypertension is associated with an increased risk of many complications
of diabetes, including cardiovascular disease. Blood pressure should be measured
at least annually in patients with diabetes.
Grade D Recommendation NICE Inherited Guideline H
Further information: www.nice.org.uk/cat.asp?c=38551
DM 11.2 Reporting and verification
Practices should report the percentage of patients on their diabetic
register who have their blood pressure recorded in the previous 15 months.
Prepared By Jean Keenan