Code

Description

00

None; no surgery of primary site; autopsy only

19

Local tumor destruction or excision, NOS

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 10-16.

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

Loop Electrocautery Excision Procedure (LEEP)

16

Thermal ablation

Specimen sent to pathology from surgical events 20-79.

20

Local tumor excision, NOS; simple excision, NOS

[SEER Guideline: Procedures in code 20 include but are not limited to: cryosurgery, electrocautery, excisional biopsy, laser ablation, thermal ablation]

24

Excisional biopsy, NOS

25

Polypectomy

26

Myomectomy

Any combination of 20 or 24, 26 WITH

[Margins of resection may have microscopic involvement]

21

Electrocautery

22

Cryosurgery

23

Laser ablation or excision

30

Subtotal hysterectomy/supracervical hysterectomy/fundectomy with or without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies).

[SEER Guideline: for these procedures, the cervix is left in place.]

31

Without tube(s) and ovary(ies)

32

With tube(s) and ovary(ies)

40

Total hysterectomy (simple, pan-) without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies)  

Note: Removes both the corpus and cervix uteri. It may also include a portion of the vaginal cuff.  

50

Total hysterectomy (simple, pan-) with removal of tube(s) and/or ovary(ies)

Note: Removes both the corpus and cervix uteri.  It may also include a portion of the vaginal cuff.  

60

Modified radical or extended hysterectomy; radical hysterectomy; extended radical hysterectomy

61

Modified radical hysterectomy

62

Extended hysterectomy

63

Radical hysterectomy; Wertheim procedure

64

Extended radical hysterectomy

65

Hysterectomy, NOS, with or without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) [formerly SEER code 70]

66

Without removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) [formerly SEER code 71]

67

With removal of tube(s) and ovary(ies) [formerly SEER code 72]

75

Pelvic exenteration [formerly SEER code 80]

76

Anterior exenteration [formerly SEER code 81]

Note: Includes bladder, distal ureters, and genital organs with their ligamentous attachments and pelvic lymph nodes.

Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site.

77

Posterior exenteration [formerly SEER code 82]

Note: Includes rectum and rectosigmoid with ligamentous attachments and pelvic lymph nodes.

Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site

78

Total exenteration [formerly SEER code 83]

Note: Includes removal of all pelvic contents and pelvic lymph nodes.

Note: Do not code removal of pelvic lymph nodes under Surgical Procedure/Other Site.

79

Extended exenteration [formerly SEER code 84]  

Note: Includes pelvic blood vessels or bony pelvis.

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only