ICD-10: I26
Pulmonary embolism
Clinical Information
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
Coding Guidelines
Excludes 1
- cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
Excludes 2
- pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)
- chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)
- septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)
- pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)
- pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
- personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)
Subcategories
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