S27.5
Header — not billableInjury of thoracic trachea
The ICD-10 code for injury of thoracic trachea is S27.5.
S27.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S27.0Traumatic pneumothorax
- S27.1Traumatic hemothorax
- S27.2Traumatic hemopneumothorax
- S27.3Other and unspecified injuries of lungnon-billable header
- S27.4Injury of bronchusnon-billable header
- S27.6Injury of pleuranon-billable header
- S27.8Injury of other specified intrathoracic organsnon-billable header
- S27.9Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organ
- S27.5Injury of thoracic tracheanon-billable header