ICD-10-CM Codes
I00-I99 Diseases of the circulatory system
I26-I28 Pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation
I26- Pulmonary embolism
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26.94

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26.94

Multiple subsegmental pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale

2020 - New Code

2021

2022

Billable/Specific Code

I26.94 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Mult subsegmental pulmon emboli without acute cor pulmonale
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM I26.94 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I26.94 - other international versions of ICD-10 I26.94 may differ.

The following code(s) above I26.94 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to I26.94:

I00-I99
2022 ICD-10-CM Range I00-I99
Diseases of the circulatory system
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Diseases of the circulatory system
I26
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26
Pulmonary embolism
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Pulmonary embolism

ICD-10-CM I26.94 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):

175 Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale
176 Pulmonary embolism without mcc
791 Prematurity with major problems
793 Full term neonate with major problems

Code History

2020 (effective 10/1/2019): New code
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I26.94:

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I74.9
Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery
- pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) I26.99
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26.99
  Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code
  Applicable To
  Acute pulmonary embolism NOS
  Pulmonary embolism NOS
  - multiple subsegmental without acute cor pulmonale I26.94

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To I26.94

I25.9 Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified

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

I26.99 Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

I27 Other pulmonary heart diseases

I27.0 Primary pulmonary hypertension

I27.1 Kyphoscoliotic heart disease

I27.2 Other secondary pulmonary hypertension

I27.20 Pulmonary hypertension, unspecified

I27.21 Secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension

I27.22 Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease

I27.23 Pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases and hypoxia

I27.24 Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.