AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Septic Embolism

Effective October 1, 2007, codes 415.12, Septic pulmonary embolism, and 449, Septic arterial embolism, have been created. A septic pulmonary embolus occurs when the infectious material from a localized infection breaks off enters the venous system, travels through the heart and lodges in the arteries of the lung. The risk for septic pulmonary embolism increases with the presence of an indwelling catheter or device, intravenous drug use, pelvic thrombophlebitis and suppurative conditions in the head and neck such as sinusitis or tonsillopharyngitis. Septic pulmonary embolism is an uncommon disorder that is difficult to diagnose because of its nonspecific...

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