2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26.90

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Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale

  • I26.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM I26.90 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I26.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 I26.90 may differ.

Code First

  • underlying infection

The following code(s) above I26.90 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to I26.90:

  • I00-I99  Diseases of the circulatory system
  • I26  Pulmonary embolism

Approximate Synonyms

  • Septic pulmonary embolism
  • Septic pulmonary embolism (blood clot in lung)

ICD-10-CM I26.90 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

  • 173 Ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis with principal diagnosis pulmonary embolism
  • 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

Convert I26.90 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to I26.90:

  • Type 2 Excludes: I76

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I26.90:

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