Table 1 |
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Description of Procedure (ICD-9-CM) Codes Used to Identify Adhesiolysis-Related Surgical Procedures |
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ICD-9-CM Procedure Code |
Brief Description |
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Nongynecologic |
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54.5 |
Lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
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54.51 |
Laparoscopic lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
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54.59 |
Other lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
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56.81 |
Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of ureter |
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57.12 |
Lysis of intraluminal adhesions with incision into bladder |
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57.41 |
Transurethral lysis of intraluminal adhesions |
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58.5 |
Release of urethral structure |
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59.01 |
Ureterolysis with freeing or repositioning of ureter for retroperitoneal fibrosis |
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59.02 |
Other lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions |
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59.03 |
Laparoscopic lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions |
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59.11 |
Other lysis of perivesical adhesions |
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59.12 |
Laparoscopic lysis of perivesical adhesions |
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68.21 |
Division of endometrial synechiae |
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Gynecologic |
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65.8 |
Lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
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65.81 |
Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
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65.89 |
Other lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
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70.13 |
Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of vagina |
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71.01 |
Lysis of vulvar adhesions |
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ICD-9-CM = International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. |
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Sikirica et al. BMC Surgery 2011 11:13 doi:10.1186/1471-2482-11-13 |
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