I26
Pulmonary embolism
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
I26 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for pulmonary embolism. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are I26.0 Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale and I26.9 Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 17 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
- cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
- chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)
- personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)
- pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
- pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)
- pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)
- septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
This code
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis