Code

Description

00

None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only

19

Local tumor destruction or excision, NOS [formerly SEER code 10]

Note: Unknown whether a specimen was sent to pathology for surgical events coded 19 (principally for cases diagnosed prior to January 1, 2003)

No specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 12-13 and 15.

15

Local tumor destruction, NOS

12

Laser ablation or cryosurgery [formerly SEER code 12 = laser ablation or excision]

13

Electrocautery; fulguration (includes use of hot forceps for tumor destruction) [formerly SEER code 13 = cautery; fulguration]

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-80.

20

Excision or resection of less than one lobe, NOS

23

Excision, NOS [formerly SEER code 11 = Excision]

24

Laser excision [formerly SEER code 12 = laser ablation or excision]

25

Bronchial sleeve resection ONLY [formerly SEER code 14]

21

Wedge resection

22

Segmental resection, including lingulectomy

30

Resection of [at least one] lobe or bilobectomy, but less than the whole lung (partial pneumonectomy, NOS)

33

Lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection

45

Lobe or bilobectomy extended, NOS

46

With chest wall

47

With pericardium

48

With diaphragm

55

Pneumonectomy, NOS [formerly SEER codes 40, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54]

56

With mediastinal lymph node dissection (radical pneumonectomy)

Note: The lymph node dissection should also be coded under Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery or Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at This Facility.

Note: Peribronchial or hilar lymph nodes are not included in any of the lung surgery codes. If peribronchial or hilar nodes are dissected as part of a surgical procedure which involves the destruction, excision or resection of the primary tumor then the extent of the nodal dissection is recorded in the item "Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery" and the number of nodes dissected is recorded as part of the cumulative Regional Lymph Nodes Examined."

65

Extended pneumonectomy

66

Extended pneumonectomy plus pleura or diaphragm

70

Extended radical pneumonectomy

[SEER Guideline: an extended radical pneumonectomy is a radical pneumonectomy (including removal of mediastinal nodes) and the removal of other tissues or nodes]

Note: The lymph node dissection should also be coded under Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery or Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery at This Facility.

Note: Peribronchial or hilar lymph nodes are not included in any of the lung surgery codes. If peribronchial or hilar nodes are dissected as part of a surgical procedure which involves the destruction, excision or resection of the primary tumor then the extent of the nodal dissection is recorded in the item "Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery" and the number of nodes dissected is recorded as part of the cumulative "Regional Lymph Nodes Examined."

80

Resection of lung, NOS

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only