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ICD-10/T27.5XXS

T27.5XXS ICD-10-CM Code: Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung, sequela

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 604 — TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITH MCC (MDC 09)
  • MS-DRG 605 — TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC (MDC 09)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T27.5S).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T27.5XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Code First

Underlying conditions that must be sequenced before this code.

  • (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98)
  • external cause code to identify place (Y92)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does T27.5XXS require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T27.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T27.5XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • T27.4XXD — Corrosion of larynx and trachea, subsequent encounter
  • T27.4XXS — Corrosion of larynx and trachea, sequela
  • T27.5 — Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung
  • T27.5XXA — Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung, initial encounter
  • T27.5XXD — Corrosion involving larynx and trachea with lung, subsequent encounter
  • T27.6 — Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tract
  • T27.6XXA — Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tract, initial encounter
  • T27.6XXD — Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tract, subsequent encounter
  • T27.6XXS — Corrosion of other parts of respiratory tract, sequela
  • T27.7 — Corrosion of respiratory tract, part unspecified

View all codes in the T27 family