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

Stripping

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-52.

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

28

Stripping

30

Pharyngectomy, NOS

31

Limited/partial pharyngectomy; tonsillectomy, bilateral tonsillectomy

32

Total pharyngectomy

40

Pharyngectomy with laryngectomy or removal of contiguous bone tissue, NOS

Note: Does not include total mandibular resection.

SEER Note: Code 40 includes mandibulectomy (marginal, segmental, hemi-, and/or laryngectomy) NOS. Contiguous bone tissue refers to the mandible.

SEER Note: Use code 40 when the patient had a pharyngectomy and maybe some sort of mandibulectomy and/or maybe a laryngectomy, but the exact procedures are not clear. Use code 41 when the patient had pharyngectomy and laryngectomy but no mandibulectomy. Use code 42 when the patient had pharyngectomy and mandibulectomy but no laryngectomy. Use code 43 when it is known that the patient had both a mandibulectomy and laryngectomy in addition to the pharyngectomy.

41

With Laryngectomy (laryngopharyngectomy)

42

With bone

43

With both 41 and 42

50

Radical pharyngectomy (includes total mandibular resection), NOS

51

Without laryngectomy

52

With laryngectomy

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only