S27.1

S27.1: Traumatic hemothorax

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S27.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic hemothorax. 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S27.1

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 S27.1

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

J94Other pleural conditions

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Hemothorax›traumatic
Injury›intrathoracic›hemothorax

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S27.1

3 child codes. Green means billable.