Diagnosis Code

I26.99 OTHER PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT ACUTE COR PULMONALE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: I26.99

Short Description: Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

Long Description: Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

The code I26.99 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)
    • Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28)
      • Pulmonary embolism (I26)
        • I26.99 Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute massive pulmonary embolism
  • Acute pulmonary embolism
  • Acute pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Arterial air embolus
  • Embolic infarction
  • Embolic infarction
  • Fat embolism - obstetric
  • Hemorrhagic infarction
  • Hemorrhagic pulmonary infarction
  • Infarction of lung due to embolus
  • Infarction of lung due to iatrogenic pulmonary embolism
  • Obstetric blood-clot pulmonary embolism with antenatal complication
  • Obstetric blood-clot pulmonary embolism with postnatal complication
  • Obstetric pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Obstetric pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Obstetric pyemic and septic pulmonary embolism
  • Obstetrical blood clot embolism
  • Obstetrical blood clot embolism
  • Obstetrical blood clot embolism
  • Obstetrical pulmonary fat embolism
  • Postoperative pulmonary embolus
  • Postoperative pulmonary embolus
  • Postoperative pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary air embolism
  • Pulmonary artery thrombosis
  • Pulmonary blood vessel injury
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary embolism due to and following acute myocardial infarction
  • Pulmonary embolism on long-term anticoagulation therapy
  • Pulmonary embolism with pulmonary infarction
  • Pulmonary fat embolism
  • Pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
  • Pulmonary infarction
  • Pulmonary microemboli
  • Pulmonary necrosis
  • Pulmonary necrosis
  • Pulmonary necrosis
  • Pulmonary necrosis
  • Pulmonary necrosis
  • Pulmonary oil microembolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Pulmonary thrombosis
  • Pulmonary tumor embolism
  • Pulmonary venous thrombosis
  • Recurrent pulmonary embolism
  • Septic embolus of artery
  • Septic pulmonary embolism
  • Subacute massive pulmonary embolism
  • Tumor embolus

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code I26.99 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Acute pulmonary embolism NOS
    • Pulmonary embolism NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
I26.99 Right Arrow 415.19 Pulm embol/infarct NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
I26 Pulmonary embolism
I26.0 Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
I26.01 Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
I26.02 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
I26.09 Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
I26.9 Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
I26.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
I26.93 Single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
I26.94 Multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023