S27.53 Laceration of thoracic trachea

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S27.53

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S27.53

• Injury › intrathoracic › trachea, thoracic › laceration

Nearby codes

• S27.51XS Primary blast injury of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.52 Contusion of thoracic trachea
• S27.52XA Contusion of thoracic trachea, initial encounter
• S27.52XD Contusion of thoracic trachea, subsequent encounter
• S27.52XS Contusion of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.53 Laceration of thoracic trachea (this code)
• S27.53XA Laceration of thoracic trachea, initial encounter
• S27.53XD Laceration of thoracic trachea, subsequent encounter
• S27.53XS Laceration of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.59 Other injury of thoracic trachea
• S27.59XA Other injury of thoracic trachea, initial encounter