S27.69 Other injury of pleura

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 S27.69

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 S27.69

• Injury › intrathoracic › pleura › specified type NEC

Nearby codes

• S27.60XS Unspecified injury of pleura, sequela
• S27.63 Laceration of pleura
• S27.63XA Laceration of pleura, initial encounter
• S27.63XD Laceration of pleura, subsequent encounter
• S27.63XS Laceration of pleura, sequela
• S27.69 Other injury of pleura (this code)
• S27.69XA Other injury of pleura, initial encounter
• S27.69XD Other injury of pleura, subsequent encounter
• S27.69XS Other injury of pleura, sequela
• S27.8 Injury of other specified intrathoracic organs
• S27.80 Injury of diaphragm