I26Non-billable (header)
Pulmonary embolism
Related Codes· Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28)
Sub-codes of I26(2)
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✓ Includes
- •pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- •pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- •pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •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)
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