S27.0⚠ Requires 7th Character

Traumatic pneumothorax

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S27.0:

Ainitial encounterS27.0XXADsubsequent encounterS27.0XXDSsequelaS27.0XXS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S27.0 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Injury, intrathoracic, pneumothoraxPneumothorax NOS, traumatic

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S20-S29Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29)├S27Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
└S27.0Traumatic pneumothorax

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