S27 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S20–S29 (Injuries to the thorax) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S27 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of S27
- S27.0Traumatic pneumothorax
- S27.1Traumatic haemothorax
- S27.2Traumatic haemopneumothorax
- S27.3Other injuries of lung
- S27.4Injury of bronchus
- S27.5Injury of thoracic trachea
- S27.6Injury of pleura
- S27.7Multiple injuries of intrathoracic organs
- S27.8Injury of other specified intrathoracic organs
- S27.9Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organ
S27 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS27Læsion af andre og ikke specificerede organer i thorax
S27Muiden tai määrittämättömien rintaontelon elinten vamma
S27Verletzung sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter intrathorakaler Organe
S27Lésions traumatiques d'organes intrathoraciques, autres et non précisés
S27letsel van overige en niet-gespecificeerde intrathoracale organen
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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