2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S27.1

Traumatic hemothorax

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • S27.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM S27.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S27.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 S27.1 may differ.
The following code(s) above S27.1 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to S27.1:
  • S00-T88
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88

    Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

    Note
    • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
    Type 1 Excludes
    Use Additional
    • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
  • S20-S29
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range S20-S29

    Injuries to the thorax

    Includes
    • injuries of breast
    • injuries of chest (wall)
    • injuries of interscapular area
    Type 2 Excludes
    • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
    • effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
    • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
    • effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
    • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
    • frostbite (T33-T34)
    • injuries of axilla
    • injuries of clavicle
    • injuries of scapular region
    • injuries of shoulder
    • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    Injuries to the thorax
  • S27
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S27

    Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code Also
    • any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)
    Type 2 Excludes
    • injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)
    • injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)
    Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to S27.1:
  • Code Also: S26
    , S21
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S26

    Injury of heart

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code Also
    • any associated:
    • open wound of thorax (S21.-)
    • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
    • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
    • traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S21

    Open wound of thorax

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Code Also
    • any associated injury, such as:
    • injury of heart (S26.-)
    • injury of intrathoracic organs (S27.-)
    • rib fracture (S22.3-, S22.4-)
    • spinal cord injury (S24.0-, S24.1-)
    • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.3)
    • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
    • traumatic pneumothorax (S27.0)
    • wound infection
    Type 1 Excludes
    • traumatic amputation (partial) of thorax (S28.1)
  • Type 1 Excludes: J94
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94

    Other pleural conditions

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Type 1 Excludes
    • pleurisy NOS (R09.1)
    • traumatic hemopneumothorax (S27.2)
    • traumatic hemothorax (S27.1)
    • tuberculous pleural conditions (current disease) (A15.-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S27.1:
  • Hemothorax (bacterial) (nontuberculous) J94.2
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code J94.2

    Hemothorax

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Hemopneumothorax
  • Injury T14.90
    - see also specified injury type
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.90

    Injury, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Injury NOS
    • intrathoracic S27.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S27.9

      Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organ

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
      • hemothorax S27.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S27.1
S26.92XS …… sequela
S26.99 Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium
S26.99XA …… initial encounter
S26.99XD …… subsequent encounter
S26.99XS …… sequela
S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs
S27.0 Traumatic pneumothorax
S27.0XXA …… initial encounter
S27.0XXD …… subsequent encounter
S27.0XXS …… sequela
S27.1 Traumatic hemothorax
S27.1XXA …… initial encounter
S27.1XXD …… subsequent encounter
S27.1XXS …… sequela
S27.2 Traumatic hemopneumothorax
S27.2XXA …… initial encounter
S27.2XXD …… subsequent encounter
S27.2XXS …… sequela
S27.3 Other and unspecified injuries of lung
S27.30 Unspecified injury of lung
S27.301 Unspecified injury of lung, unilateral

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.