ICD-10-CM Code S27.5
Injury of thoracic trachea
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 S27.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of S27.5 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of thoracic trachea' in more detail.
- S27.5 Injury of thoracic trachea NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S275 is used to code Tracheobronchial injury
Tracheobronchial injury (TBI) is damage to the tracheobronchial tree (the airway structure involving the trachea and bronchi). It can result from blunt or penetrating trauma to the neck or chest, inhalation of harmful fumes or smoke, or aspiration of liquids or objects.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
ICD 9 Code: | 862.21 |
Reconstruction of the trachea and bronchi with x-ray computed tomography showing disruption of the right main bronchus with abnormal lucency (arrow)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S27.5 - Injury of thoracic trachea'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S27.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S27 - Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs