ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00-I99
I26 Pulmonary embolism
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)
- 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)
Subcodes
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| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| I26..0 | Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale | No |
| I26..01 | Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..02 | Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..03 | Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..04 | Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..09 | Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..9 | Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale | No |
| I26..90 | Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..92 | Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..93 | Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..94 | Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..95 | Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..96 | Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
| I26..99 | Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale | Yes |
Plain-language term for this code
The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category I26:
- Pulmonary Embolism — Embolia pulmonar
Last reviewed: September 2026