ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

I26

Pulmonary embolism

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Includes

pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction

Includes

pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism

Includes

pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis

Excludes1

cor pulmonale without embolism ( I27.81 )

Excludes2

chronic pulmonary embolism ( I27.82 )

Excludes2

personal history of pulmonary embolism ( Z86.711 )

Excludes2

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

Excludes2

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

Excludes2

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

Excludes2

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

Excludes2

septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism ( I76 )

2 codes under I26

How I26 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

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