Alphabetic Index FY2027

I26.9

Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

FY2027Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system/I26–I28 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

I26.9 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for pulmonary embolism without 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 I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale, I26.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale, I26.93 Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale, I26.94 Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale and 3 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.

Inherited from I26 Pulmonary embolism
  • cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from I26 Pulmonary embolism
  • 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.

Inherited from I26 Pulmonary embolism
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis

More specific codes under I26.9 7