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I76 - Septic arterial embolism
ICD-10-CM Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system · I70-I79 Diseases of arteries, arterioles and capillaries (I70-I79) · Top-level category · FY2027
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom I76
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- septic pulmonary embolism (I26.01, I26.90)
Use Additional CodeFrom I76
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify the site of the embolism (I74.-)
Code FirstFrom I76
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- underlying infection, such as:
- infective endocarditis (I33.0)
- lung abscess (J85.-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter I00-I99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Inpatient DRG Payments
DRG 30019,506 discharges
Peripheral Vascular Disorders With Cc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$8,304
Total Payment$10,493
Patient Responsibility$2,189
Hospital Charge$49,396
DRG 29915,558 discharges
Peripheral Vascular Disorders With Mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$12,829
Total Payment$15,571
Patient Responsibility$2,742
Hospital Charge$75,125
DRG 3013,898 discharges
Peripheral Vascular Disorders Without Cc/mcc
Avg. Medicare Payment
$5,303
Total Payment$7,396
Patient Responsibility$2,093
Hospital Charge$37,098
Chapter Information
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as I76
- Rheumatic fever without heart involvementI00
- Rheumatic fever with heart involvementI01
- Rheumatic choreaI02
- Rheumatic mitral valve diseasesI05
- Rheumatic aortic valve diseasesI06
- Rheumatic tricuspid valve diseasesI07
- Multiple valve diseasesI08
- Other rheumatic heart diseasesI09
- Essential (primary) hypertensionI10
- Hypertensive heart diseaseI11
- Hypertensive chronic kidney diseaseI12
- Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney diseaseI13
- Secondary hypertensionI15
- Hypertensive crisisI16
- Other hypertensionI1A
- Angina pectorisI20
- Acute myocardial infarctionI21
- Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarctionI22
- Certain current complications following ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction (within the 28 day period)I23
- Other acute ischemic heart diseasesI24
- Chronic ischemic heart diseaseI25
- Pulmonary embolismI26
- Other pulmonary heart diseasesI27
- Other diseases of pulmonary vesselsI28
- Acute pericarditisI30
- Other diseases of pericardiumI31
- Pericarditis in diseases classified elsewhereI32
- Acute and subacute endocarditisI33
- Nonrheumatic mitral valve disordersI34
- Nonrheumatic aortic valve disordersI35
- Nonrheumatic tricuspid valve disordersI36
- Nonrheumatic pulmonary valve disordersI37
- Endocarditis, valve unspecifiedI38
- Endocarditis and heart valve disorders in diseases classified elsewhereI39
- Acute myocarditisI40
- Myocarditis in diseases classified elsewhereI41
- CardiomyopathyI42
- Cardiomyopathy in diseases classified elsewhereI43
- Atrioventricular and left bundle-branch blockI44
- Other conduction disordersI45
39 more in this chapter.