I76

Septic arterial embolism

Billable / specificHCC V28 264

I76 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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.-)
  • septic pulmonary embolism (I26.01, I26.90)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying infection, such as:
  • infective endocarditis (I33.0)
  • lung abscess (J85.-)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify the site of the embolism (I74.-)

Also known as

  • Embolism, artery, septic
  • Embolism, pyemic
  • Embolism, septic

Related codes

  • I70AtherosclerosisHeader
  • I71Aortic aneurysm and dissectionHeader
  • I72Other aneurysmHeader
  • I73Other peripheral vascular diseasesHeader
  • I74Arterial embolism and thrombosisHeader
  • I75AtheroembolismHeader
  • I77Other disorders of arteries and arteriolesHeader
  • I78Diseases of capillariesHeader
  • I79Disorders of arteries, arterioles and capillaries in diseases classified elsewhereHeader

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