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S27 — Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) .
Official Notes
Code Also
any associated open wound of thorax ( S21 .-)
Excludes2
injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)
Excludes2
injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- S27.0 Traumatic pneumothorax Has subcodes
- S27.1 Traumatic hemothorax Has subcodes
- S27.2 Traumatic hemopneumothorax Has subcodes
- S27.3 Other and unspecified injuries of lung Has subcodes
- S27.4 Injury of bronchus Has subcodes
- S27.5 Injury of thoracic trachea Has subcodes
- S27.6 Injury of pleura Has subcodes
- S27.8 Injury of other specified intrathoracic organs Has subcodes
- S27.9 Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organ Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite S27.
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