Unspecified injury of esophagus (thoracic part), initial encounter
Billable / specific
S27.819A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
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 also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S27). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S27.819Unspecified injury of esophagus (thoracic part)Needs 7th char