ICD-10-CM Code S27.51
Primary blast 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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code S27.51 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'primary blast injury of thoracic trachea' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | S27.51XA | initial encounter |
| D | S27.51XD | subsequent encounter |
| S | S27.51XS | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe 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)
Coding Notes for S27.51 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Blast injury of thoracic trachea NOS
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S27.51 - Primary blast injury of thoracic trachea'
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Parent Code: S27.5 - Injury of thoracic trachea