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

27

Excisional biopsy

26

Polypectomy

Any combination of 20 with 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

28

Curette and fulguration

30

Wedge or segmental resection; partial proctectomy, NOS

Note: Procedures coded 30 include, but are not limited to:

• Anterior resection

• Hartmann operation

• Low anterior resection (LAR)

• Curette and fulguration

• Transsacral rectosigmoidectomy

• Total mesorectal excision (TME)

40

Pull through with sphincter preservation (coloanal anastomosis)

[SEER Guideline: Procedures coded 40 include but are not limited to: Altemeier's operation, Duhamel's operation, Soave's submucosal resection, Swenson's operation, Turnbul'ls operation.]

50

Total proctectomy

Note: Procedure coded 50 includes, but is not limited to, Abdominoperineal resection (Miles Procedure)

[SEER Guideline: also called anterior/posterior (A/P) resection/Mile's operation, Rankin's operation]

60

Total proctocolectomy, NOS

70

Proctectomy or proctocolectomy with resection in continuity with other organs; pelvic exenteration

[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

Proctectomy, NOS

90

Surgery, NOS

99

Unknown if surgery performed; death certificate only