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

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-80.

20

Local tumor excision, NOS

26

Polypectomy

27

Excisional biopsy

Any combination of 20 with 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

Less than total parotidectomy, NOS; less than total removal of major salivary gland, NOS

SEER Note: Codes 30-80 include major salivary gland, NOS

SEER Note: Codes 30-36 are with or without superficial lobe

31

Facial nerve spared

32

Facial nerve sacrificed

33

Superficial lobe ONLY

34

Facial nerve spared

35

Facial nerve sacrificed

36

Deep lobe (Total)

SEER Note: With or without superficial lobe

37

Facial nerve spared

38

Facial nerve sacrificed

40

Total parotidectomy, NOS; total removal of major salivary gland, NOS

SEER Note: Codes 40-80 may include submandibulectomy and submaxillectomy

41

Facial nerve spared

42

Facial nerve sacrificed

50

Radical parotidectomy, NOS; radical removal of major salivary gland, NOS

51

Without removal of temporal bone

52

With removal of temporal bone

53

With removal of overlying skin (requires graft or flap coverage)

80

Parotidectomy, NOS

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only