S27.0

S27.0: Traumatic pneumothorax

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S27.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic pneumothorax. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S27.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S27: Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs

injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)
injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)

Other codes that can never be billed with S27.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J93Pneumothorax and air leak

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Pneumothorax NOS›traumatic
Injury›intrathoracic›pneumothorax

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S27.0

3 child codes. Green means billable.