T27

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Burn and corrosion of respiratory tract

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T27 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

More Specific Codes (8)

T27.0Burn of larynx and tracheaCategory→T27.1Burn involving larynx and trachea with lungCategory→T27.2Burn of other parts of respiratory tractCategory→T27.3Burn of respiratory tract, part unspecifiedCategory→T27.4Corrosion of larynx and tracheaCategory→T27.5Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lungCategory→T27.6Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tractCategory→T27.7Corrosion of respiratory tract, part unspecifiedCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T27

Burn of larynx and trachea

T27.0›

Burn involving larynx and trachea with lung

T27.1›

Burn of other parts of respiratory tract

T27.2›

Burn of respiratory tract, part unspecified

T27.3›

Corrosion of larynx and trachea

T27.4›

Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung

T27.5›

Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tract

T27.6›

Corrosion of respiratory tract, part unspecified

T27.7›

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