415.12 SEPTIC PULMONARY EMBOLSM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 415.12

Short Description: Septic pulmonary embolsm

Long Description: Septic pulmonary embolism

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)
    • Diseases of pulmonary circulation (415-417)
      • 415 Acute pulmonary heart disease
        • 415.12 Septic pulmonary embolsm

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 415.12 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Embolism 444.9
    • artery 444.9
      • pyemic 449
        • pulmonary 415.12
      • septic 449
        • pulmonary 415.12
    • pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) 415.19
      • septic 415.12
    • pyemic (multiple) (see also Septicemia) 415.12
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with embolism
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.6
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.6
      • Aerobacter aerogenes 415.12
      • enteric gram-negative bacilli 415.12
      • Enterobacter aerogenes 415.12
      • Escherichia coli 415.12
      • following
        • abortion 639.6
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.6
      • Hemophilus influenzae 415.12
      • pneumococcal 415.12
      • Proteus vulgaris 415.12
      • Pseudomonas (aeruginosa) 415.12
      • puerperal, postpartum, childbirth (any organism) 673.3
      • Serratia 415.12
      • specified organism NEC 415.12
      • staphylococcal 415.12
        • aureus 415.12
        • specified organism NEC 415.12
      • streptococcal 415.12
    • septic 415.12
      • arterial 449
  • Infarct, infarction
    • lung (embolic) (thrombotic) 415.19
      • septic 415.12
    • pulmonary (artery) (hemorrhagic) (vein) 415.19
      • septic 415.12
  • Pyemia, pyemic (purulent) (see also Septicemia) 038.9
    • embolism (see also Septicemia) 415.12
  • Thrombosis, thrombotic (marantic) (multiple) (progressive) (vein) (vessel) 453.9
    • artery, arteries (postinfectional) 444.9
      • pulmonary 415.19
        • septic 415.12
    • lung 415.19
      • septic 415.12
    • pulmonary (artery) (vein) 415.19
      • septic 415.12

Crosswalk Information

The code 415.12 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
415.12 Right Arrow I26.90 Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
415.0 Acute cor pulmonale
415.11 Iatrogenic pulmonary embolism and infarction
415.13 Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery
415.19 Other pulmonary embolism and infarction


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