ICD-10-CM code "I26": Pulmonary embolism (2024)

Excludes

1. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

   Type 2certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)

   Type 2certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)

   Type 2complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)

   Type 2congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)

   Type 2endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)

   Type 2injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

   Type 2neoplasms (C00-D49)

   Type 2symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

   Type 2systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)

   Type 2transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)

2. Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28)
3. Pulmonary embolism (I26)

   Type 1cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)

   Type 2chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)

   Type 2personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)

   Type 2pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)

   Type 2pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)

   Type 2pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)

   Type 2pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)

   Type 2septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)

Includes

1. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
2. Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28)
3. Pulmonary embolism (I26)

   Includespulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction

   Includespulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism

   Includespulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis

Subcategories

• Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale (I26.0)
• Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale (I26.9)