Code

Description

00

None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only

No specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 10-15.

10

Local tumor destruction, NOS

11

Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

12

Electrocautery; fulguration

Note: Includes use of hot forceps for tumor destruction.

13

Cryosurgery

14

Laser

15

Thermal ablation

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-80.

20

Local tumor excision, NOS

26

Polypectomy

27

Excisional biopsy

Any combination of 20 or 26-27 WITH

Clarification: The following codes include local tumor excision, polypectomy or excisional biopsy

21

Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

22

Electrocautery

23

Cryosurgery

24

Laser ablation

25

Laser excision

30

Partial or subtotal nephrectomy (kidney or renal pelvis) or partial ureterectomy (ureter)

Note: Procedures coded 30 include, but are not limited to: Segmental resection, Wedge resection.

40

Complete/total/simple nephrectomy for kidney parenchyma

Nephroureterectomy

Note: Includes bladder cuff for renal pelvis or ureter.

50

Radical nephrectomy

Note: May include removal of a portion of vena cava, adrenal gland(s), Gerota's fascia, perinephric fat, or partial/total ureter.

70

Any nephrectomy (simple, subtotal, complete, partial, simple, total, radical) in continuity with the resection of other organ(s) (colon, bladder)

Note: The other organs, such as colon or bladder, may be partially or totally removed.

SEER Note: In continuity with or "en bloc" means that all of the tissues were removed during the same procedure, but not necessarily in a single specimen

80

Nephrectomy, NOS

Ureterectomy, NOS

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only