ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S27.49Other injury of bronchus

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S27.49 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S27.49

S27.49 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other injury of bronchus. It belongs to category S27 (injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs), block S20-S29 (injuries to the thorax) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S27.4, choose S27.49 (Other injury of bronchus) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified injury of bronchus (S27.40), primary blast injury of bronchus (S27.41), contusion of bronchus (S27.42) and laceration of bronchus (S27.43).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S27

Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Secondary blast injury of bronchus

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S27.49.

› From S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs

Excludes2

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

Code also

any associated open wound of thorax (S21.-)

Broader instructions also apply from S20-S29 Injuries to the thorax and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S27.49

Is S27.49 billable?: No. S27.49 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.