ICD-10-CM category I26: Pulmonary embolism
Category I26 is a heading in chapter 9 (Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)), section Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation (I26-I28). It is not billable; report one of the 12 complete codes below.
Notes that apply to every I26 code
- Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
- Excludes1 (never coded together)
- cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)
- Excludes2 (not part of this condition, may be coded together)
- 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)
Billable codes in I26
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| I26.01 | Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.02 | Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.03 | Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.04 | Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.09 | Other pulmonary embolism with 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 thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.94 | Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.95 | Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.96 | Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale |
| I26.99 | Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale |
Sources
Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular order file (category titles)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file icd10cm_order_2027.txtSHA-256 38981fb2c1226e2b…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list (chapter titles and ranges)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-code-tables-tabular-index.zipSHA-256 37baa476323714be…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions addenda (codes added, deleted and revised)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file icd10cm_codes_addenda_2027.txtSHA-256 cfba025073235af4…
- ICD-10 MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44 (text)Version v44 · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-fr-icd10-ms-drg-definitions-manual-files-v44.zipSHA-256 ae4f6c11727fe91f…
- IPPS FY2027 Tables 6A-6K: new, invalid and revised ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, CC/MCC list changes and CC exclusionsVersion FY2027 (final rule; not reissued by CN3) · effective 2026-10-01 · file fy2027-ipps-fr-tables-6a-6k.zipSHA-256 ca0af87b0869a405…
- ICD-10-CM FY2027 POA-exempt codes (full list, additions, deletions and revisions)Version FY2027 · effective 2026-10-01 · file 2027-poa-exempt-codes.zipSHA-256 03f55091045024d0…
- ICD-10-CM to CMS-HCC V28 mappings, payment year 2027 initialVersion PY2027 initial ICD-10-CM mappings (dates of service 2026) · effective 2027-01-01 · file 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings.csvSHA-256 9c260b06d0dd2806…
- Medicare Coverage Database, current Billing and Coding Articles exportVersion MCD release 2026-10-08 · effective 2026-10-04 · file article.csvSHA-256 5e95c4a8ac3664be…
Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.