S27.6 Injury of pleura

Non-billable header with 3 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 S27.6

• S27.60 Unspecified injury of pleura
• S27.63 Laceration of pleura
• S27.69 Other injury of pleura

Code annotations containing back-references to S27.6

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

• S27.53XS Laceration of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.59 Other injury of thoracic trachea
• S27.59XA Other injury of thoracic trachea, initial encounter
• S27.59XD Other injury of thoracic trachea, subsequent encounter
• S27.59XS Other injury of thoracic trachea, sequela
• S27.6 Injury of pleura (this code)
• S27.60 Unspecified injury of pleura
• S27.60XA Unspecified injury of pleura, initial encounter
• S27.60XD Unspecified injury of pleura, subsequent encounter
• S27.60XS Unspecified injury of pleura, sequela
• S27.63 Laceration of pleura