When a provider documents the patient has uncontrolled hypertension, this does not qualify the diagnosis as benign or malignant.

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Uncontrolled hypertension refers to high blood pressure that is not adequately managed, but it does not specify whether the condition is benign or malignant. These terms are used to describe the severity and potential complications of hypertension, not its control status.

When a Provider Documents the Patient Has Uncontrolled Hypertension, This