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S27.0

Traumatic pneumothorax

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S27S27.0

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S20-S29 - Injuries to the thorax

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S27.0

  • spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)

Specific Codes (3)

S27.0XXABillable

Traumatic pneumothorax, initial encounter

S27.0XXDBillable

Traumatic pneumothorax, subsequent encounter

S27.0XXSBillable

Traumatic pneumothorax, sequela

Related Codes

S27.1Category

Traumatic hemothorax

S27.2Category

Traumatic hemopneumothorax

S27.3Category

Other and unspecified injuries of lung

S27.4Category

Injury of bronchus

S27.5Category

Injury of thoracic trachea

S27.6Category

Injury of pleura

S27.8Category

Injury of other specified intrathoracic organs

S27.9Category

Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organ

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