S27.6 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of pleura. It is a four-character subcategory of S27 (Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
S27.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S27.6Skada på pleuran
- S27.60Skada på pleuran - utan öppet sår in i brösthålan
- S27.61Skada på pleuran - med öppet sår in i brösthålan
S27.6Skade i brysthinne
- S27.60Skade i brysthinne uten åpent sår til brysthule
- S27.61Skade i brysthinne med åpent sår til brysthule
DS276Pleuralæsion
S27.6Keuhkopussin vamma
S27.6Verletzung der Pleura
S27.6Lésion traumatique de la plèvre
S27.6letsel van pleura
Listed through more specific codes:
- S27.60XAUnspecified injury of pleura, initial encounter
- S27.60XDUnspecified injury of pleura, subsequent encounter
- S27.60XSUnspecified injury of pleura, sequela
- S27.63XALaceration of pleura, initial encounter
- S27.63XDLaceration of pleura, subsequent encounter
- S27.63XSLaceration of pleura, sequela
- S27.69XAOther injury of pleura, initial encounter
- S27.69XDOther injury of pleura, subsequent encounter
- and 1 more national subcodes
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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