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ICD-10-CM Code for Pulmonary embolism I26

ICD-10 code I26 for Pulmonary embolism is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .

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Official Long Descriptor

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)
 
I26 Pulmonary embolism
Child Code
Pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
Child Code
Pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

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