ICD-10-CM Code S27.30
Unspecified injury of lung
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S27.30 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S27.30 that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified injury of lung' in more detail.
- S27.30 Unspecified injury of lung NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S273 is used to code Pulmonary contusion
A pulmonary contusion (or lung contusion) is a contusion (bruise) of the lung, caused by chest trauma. As a result of damage to capillaries, blood and other fluids accumulate in the lung tissue. The excess fluid interferes with gas exchange, potentially leading to inadequate oxygen levels (hypoxia). Unlike pulmonary laceration, another type of lung injury, pulmonary contusion does not involve a cut or tear of the lung tissue.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | , |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 861.21, 861.31 |
A CT scan showing a pulmonary contusion (red arrow) accompanied by a rib fracture (blue arrow)
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Laceration of lung without open wound into thorax (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S27.30 - Unspecified injury of lung'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S27.30. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S27.3 - Other and unspecified injuries of lung