S27.5 Injury of thoracic trachea

Non-billable header with 5 child codes.

Applies from S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)
• injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)

Code also

• any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)

7th character note

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

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S27.5

• S27.50 Unspecified injury of thoracic trachea
• S27.51 Primary blast injury of thoracic trachea
• S27.52 Contusion of thoracic trachea
• S27.53 Laceration of thoracic trachea
• S27.59 Other injury of thoracic trachea

Code annotations containing back-references to S27.5

Back-references to S27.5

• Type 2 Excludes: S11.02 Open wound of trachea ("open wound of thoracic trachea (S27.5-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S19.82 Other specified injuries of cervical trachea ("other specified injury of thoracic trachea (S27.5-)")

Back-references to S27

• Code Also: S21 Open wound of thorax ("injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)")
• Code Also: S22 Fracture of rib(s), sternum and thoracic spine ("injury of intrathoracic organ (S27.-)")

Nearby codes

• S27.492S Other injury of bronchus, bilateral, sequela
• S27.499 Other injury of bronchus, unspecified
• S27.499A Other injury of bronchus, unspecified, initial encounter
• S27.499D Other injury of bronchus, unspecified, subsequent encounter
• S27.499S Other injury of bronchus, unspecified, sequela
• S27.5 Injury of thoracic trachea (this code)
• S27.50 Unspecified injury of thoracic trachea
• S27.50XA Unspecified injury of thoracic trachea, initial encounter
• S27.50XD Unspecified injury of thoracic trachea, subsequent encounter
• S27.50XS Unspecified injury of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.51 Primary blast injury of thoracic trachea