ICD-10: I76

Septic arterial embolism

Coding Guidelines

Code First

  • underlying infection, such as:
  • lung abscess (J85.-)
  • infective endocarditis (I33.0)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify the site of the embolism (I74.-)

Excludes 2

  • septic pulmonary embolism (I26.01, I26.90)

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