S27.309
Unspecified injury of lung, unspecified
Clinical Information
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Damage to any compartment of the lung caused by physical, chemical, or biological agents which characteristically elicit inflammatory reaction. These inflammatory reactions can either be acute and dominated by neutrophils, or chronic and dominated by lymphocytes and macrophages.
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Lung damage due to exposure to chemicals, pathological process, external force, or other injurious event.
Details
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S27.309 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM S27.309 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S27.309 – other international versions of ICD-10 S27.309 may differ.