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

[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

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 nephrectomyfor 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 Guideline: 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