I76 Septic arterial embolism

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Code first

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

Use additional code

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

Applies from I76 Septic arterial embolism

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Code first

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

Use additional code

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

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 264 — Vascular Disease with Complications
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 107 — Vascular Disease with Complications
• ESRD V24: HCC 107

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 299-301 in MDC 05.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 449 Septic arterial embolism

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to I76

Back-references to I76

• Type 2 Excludes: I26 Pulmonary embolism ("septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)")

Back-references to I76

• Type 2 Excludes: I26 Pulmonary embolism ("septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)")
• Type 2 Excludes: I74 Arterial embolism and thrombosis ("septic embolism and thrombosis (I76)")

Diagnosis Index entries for I76

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › artery › septic
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › pyemic (multiple)
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › septic (arterial)

Nearby codes

• I76 Septic arterial embolism (this code)