Pulmonary embolism - I26
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code I26 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- 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)
These ranges represents subcategories of Pulmonary embolism. The "I26" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- I26.0 - Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
- 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
- I26.09 - Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.9 - Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- 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
- I26.95 - Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.96 - Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.99 - Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale