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6. S27.81

S27.81 - Injury of esophagus (thoracic part)

• Applicable to Injury of esophagus (thoracic part)
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S27.81 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of S27.81 - other international versions of ICD10 S27.81 may differ.
• S27.81 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• S27.81 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

The following codes above S27.81 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S27.81:

• Chapter: S00-T88 - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
• Section: S20-S29 - Injuries to the thorax
• Category: S27 - Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.