2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26.02

Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale

• I26.02 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 I26.02 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of I26.02 – other international versions of ICD-10 I26.02 may differ.

The following code(s) above I26.02 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to I26.02:

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

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute cor pulmonale due to saddle embolus of pulmonary artery
• Saddle pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale

ICD-10-CM I26.02 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 I26.02 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to I26.02:

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
  • pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) I26.99
    • saddleI26.92
      • with acute cor pulmonale I26.02
  • saddle
    • pulmonary arteryI26.92
      • with acute cor pulmonale I26.02
• Saddle
  • embolus
    • pulmonary arteryI26.92
      • with acute cor pulmonale I26.02