Z86.711 Personal history of pulmonary embolism

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z86 Personal history of certain other diseases

Code first

• any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Applies from Z86.7 Personal history of diseases of the circulatory system

Applicable to

• Conditions classifiable to I00-I99

Excludes2 (not included here)

• old myocardial infarction (I25.2)
• personal history of anaphylactic shock (Z87.892)
• postmyocardial infarction syndrome (I24.1)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V12.55 Personal history of pulmonary 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 Z86.711

Back-references to Z86.711

• Type 2 Excludes: I26 Pulmonary embolism ("personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)")
• Type 1 Excludes: I27.82 Chronic pulmonary embolism ("personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)")

Back-references to Z86

• Use Additional: Z09 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for conditions other than malignant neoplasm ("code to identify any applicable history of disease code (Z86.-, Z87.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z86.711

• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) › healed or old
• Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) › pulmonary (acute) (artery) (vein) › personal history of
• History › personal (of) › embolism (venous) › pulmonary
• History › personal (of) › thrombosis (venous) › pulmonary
• History › personal (of) › venous thrombosis or embolism › pulmonary

Nearby codes

• Z86.6 Personal history of diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
• Z86.61 Personal history of infections of the central nervous system
• Z86.69 Personal history of other diseases of the nervous system and sense organs
• Z86.7 Personal history of diseases of the circulatory system
• Z86.71 Personal history of venous thrombosis and embolism
• Z86.711 Personal history of pulmonary embolism (this code)
• Z86.718 Personal history of other venous thrombosis and embolism
• Z86.72 Personal history of thrombophlebitis
• Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
• Z86.74 Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
• Z86.79 Personal history of other diseases of the circulatory system