2021 ICD-10-CM Code I26.93
Single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
Valid for Submission
I26.93 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale. The code I26.93 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
ICD-10: | I26.93 |
Short Description: | Single subsegmental pulmon emblsm w/o acute cor pulmonale |
Long Description: | Single subsegmental pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale |
Code Classification
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code I26.93:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Subsegmental pulmonary embolism NOS
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code I26.93 are found in the index:
- - Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) - I74.9
- - pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) - I26.99
- - single subsegmental without acute cor pulmonale - I26.93
- - subsegmental NOS - I26.93
- - pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) - I26.99
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code I26.93 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Replacement Code
I2693 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- I26.99 - Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
Code History
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020