ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
I26.9 Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
Header codeNot billable: use one of the 7 billable codes below
About I26.9
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Coding notes for I26.9
No notes of its own; the notes below apply from the codes above it.
Also applies, from I26 Pulmonary embolism
Includes Conditions this code covers.
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
- cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- 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)
Chapter 9 notes (apply to every code in it)
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- 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.-)
Codes under I26.9 7
- I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.93 Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.94 Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.95 Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.96 Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
- I26.99 Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonaleBillable
Related codes in I26
Latest research on pulmonary embolism
- Analysis of clinical outcomes utilizing ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism
- Discharge rates in American emergency departments unchanged for pulmonary embolism
- Improved mortality rates for myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism in patients receiving dialysis between 1998 to 2015
- The use of a diagnostic strategy with age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds was non-inferior in risk-stratifying for thromboembolic events in emergency department patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
- Utility of D-dimer testing and modified thresholds for ruling out pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients
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See 2MM+ plansICD-10-CM FY2027 code set, as published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and CMS, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Codes, titles and notes are shown as published. Check payer rules and the official guidelines before billing. This page is not medical advice.
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