S27.1

Traumatic hemothorax

Requires 7th character

S27.1 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S27)

  • injuries of breast
  • injuries of chest (wall)
  • injuries of interscapular area
  • 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
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S27)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S27)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S27)
  • effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5) (from S27)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S27)
  • effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8) (from S27)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S27)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S27)
  • injuries of axilla (from S27)
  • injuries of clavicle (from S27)
  • injuries of scapular region (from S27)
  • injuries of shoulder (from S27)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S27)
  • injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19) (from S27)
  • injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19) (from S27)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S27)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-) (from S27)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S27). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Hemothorax, traumatic
  • Injury, intrathoracic, hemothorax

Parent code

  • S27Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organsNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S27.1

  • S27.1XXATraumatic hemothorax, initial encounterBillable
  • S27.1XXDTraumatic hemothorax, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S27.1XXSTraumatic hemothorax, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S27.0Traumatic pneumothoraxNeeds 7th char
  • S27.2Traumatic hemopneumothoraxNeeds 7th char
  • S27.3Other and unspecified injuries of lungNeeds 7th char
  • S27.4Injury of bronchusNeeds 7th char
  • S27.5Injury of thoracic tracheaNeeds 7th char
  • S27.6Injury of pleuraNeeds 7th char
  • S27.8Injury of other specified intrathoracic organsNeeds 7th char
  • S27.9Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organNeeds 7th char

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