1. I26 Pulmonary embolism

    Includes:

    • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
    • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
    • pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis

    Excludes1

    • cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)

    Excludes2

    • 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)
    1. I26.0 Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale

      1. I26.01 Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale

      2. I26.02 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale

      3. I26.09 Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Acute cor pulmonale NOS
    2. I26.9 Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

      1. I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

      2. I26.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale

      3. I26.93 Single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Subsegmental pulmonary embolism NOS
      4. I26.94 Multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale

      5. I26.99 Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Acute pulmonary embolism NOS
        • Pulmonary embolism NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.