Code

Description

00

None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only

No specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 10-14.

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

SEER Note: Assign code 14 for laser hyperthermia of eye retinoblastoma

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-60.

20

Local tumor excision, NOS

26

Polypectomy

27

Excisional biopsy

Any combination of 20 with 26 - 27 WITH

[SEER Guideline: 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

Simple/partial surgical removal of primary site

40

Total surgical removal of primary site; enucleation

41

Total enucleation (for eye surgery only)

50

Surgery stated to be "debulking"

60

Radical surgery

Note: Partial or total removal of the primary site with a resection in continuity (partial or total removal) with other organs.

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

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only