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 (NOS, endoscopic or surgical excision) or excisional biopsy

21

Photodynamic therapy (PDT)

22

Electrocautery

23

Cryosurgery

24

Laser ablation

25

Laser excision

30

Gastrectomy, NOS (partial, subtotal, hemi-)

Note: Code 30 includes:

• Partial gastrectomy, including a sleeve resection of the stomach

• Billroth I: anastomosis to duodenum (duodenostomy)

• Billroth II: anastomosis to jejunum (jejunostomy)

31

Antrectomy, lower (distal-less than 40% of stomach)***

32

Lower (distal) gastrectomy (partial, subtotal, hemi-)

33

Upper (proximal) gastrectomy (partial, subtotal, hemi-)

40

Near-total or total gastrectomy, NOS

Note: A total gastrectomy may follow a previous partial resection of the stomach.

41

Near-total gastrectomy

42

Total gastrectomy

Codes 50-52 are used for gastrectomy resection when only portions of esophagus are included in procedure.

50

Gastrectomy, NOS with removal of a portion of esophagus

51

Partial or subtotal gastrectomy

52

Near total or total gastrectomy

Codes 60-63 are used for gastrectomy resections with organs other than esophagus. Portions of esophagus may or may not be included in the resection.

SEER Note: Codes 60-63 may include omentectomy among the organs/tissues removed. “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.

60

Gastrectomy with a resection in continuity with the resection of other organs, NOS***

61

Partial or subtotal gastrectomy, in continuity with the resection of other organs***

62

Near total or total gastrectomy, in continuity with the resection of other organs***

63

Radical gastrectomy, in continuity with the resection of other organs***

80

Gastrectomy, NOS

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only