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

[SEER Guideline: 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 Guideline: codes 60-63 may include omentectomy]

[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]

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