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I26 Non-Billable Code

Pulmonary embolism

Chapter Classification

Chapter 9 Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)

Section Detail

I26-I28 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

includes
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
excludes1
  • cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
excludes2
  • 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)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

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

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