S27.0 — Traumatic pneumothorax
Is S27.0 billable?
No — S27.0 is a non-billable header code. S27.0 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath S27.0.
S27.0 at a glance
| Code | S27.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Traumatic pneumothorax |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S27.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S27.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Pneumothorax NOS › traumatic
- Injury › intrathoracic › pneumothorax
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with S27.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- spontaneous pneumothorax (J93.-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S27.0 to fully describe the condition. S27.0 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S27.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S27.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S20-S29
The conditions below are not part of S27.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S27.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in bronchus (T17.5)
- effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in lung (T17.8)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of axilla
- injuries of clavicle
- injuries of scapular region
- injuries of shoulder
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S27
The conditions below are not part of S27.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S27.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S27
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S27.0 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)
What codes fall under S27.0? (3)
How long has S27.0 existed?
S27.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with S27.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S27.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
Which conditions are coded to S27.0?
What other codes are in the S27 family? (8)
- S27.1Traumatic hemothoraxnot billable
- S27.2Traumatic hemopneumothoraxnot billable
- S27.3Other and unspecified injuries of lungnot billable
- S27.4Injury of bronchusnot billable
- S27.5Injury of thoracic tracheanot billable
- S27.6Injury of pleuranot billable
- S27.8Injury of other specified intrathoracic organsnot billable
- S27.9Injury of unspecified intrathoracic organnot billable