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ICD-10-CM Code for Traumatic pneumothorax S27.0

ICD-10 code S27.0 for Traumatic pneumothorax is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Official Long Descriptor

Traumatic pneumothorax
Excludes1: spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)

S27

Excludes2: injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)
injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)

Code also: any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)

 
S27.0 Traumatic pneumothorax
Child Code
Traumatic pneumothorax, initial encounter
Child Code
Traumatic pneumothorax, subsequent encounter
Child Code
Traumatic pneumothorax, sequela

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