I26.95
Billable codeCement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
The ICD-10 code for cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale is I26.95.
Clinical notes
Code first
This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. Coding convention requires the underlying (etiology) code to be sequenced first, with this code listed second.
- complication of other artery following a procedure (T81.718)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code represents a manifestation. Documentation should identify the underlying condition, which must be coded first.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- I26.90Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.92Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.93Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.94Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.96Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.99Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.95Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
Associated MS-DRGs
I26.95 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 157Dental and Oral Diseases with MCC
- DRG 158Dental and Oral Diseases with CC
- DRG 159Dental and Oral Diseases without CC/MCC
- DRG 173Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis with Principal Diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism
- DRG 175Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale
- DRG 176Pulmonary Embolism without MCC