I26.94
Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 18 never code together
I26code
Excludes1
- cor pulmonale without embolism (I27.81)I27.81
Excludes2
- chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)I27.82
- personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)Z86.711
- pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)O00-O07O08.2
- pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)O88.-
- pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)T79.0T79.1
- pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)T80.0T81.7-T82.8-
- septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)I76
I00-I99chapter
Excludes2
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
- neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)M30-M36
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)G45.-
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 3
I26code
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 6 same parent — I26.9
I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale I26.92 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery w/o acute cor pulmonale I26.93 Sing subsegmental throm pulm emblsm w/o acute cor pulmonale I26.95 Cement embolism of pulm 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
Additional references
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