I26.0
Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
I26.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale. 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 I26.01 Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale, I26.02 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale, I26.03 Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale, I26.04 Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale and 1 more. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 17 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
- 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)
- 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.
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
More specific codes under I26.0 5
- I26.01Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.02Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.03Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.04Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.09Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonaleBillable