Table 1 Description of Procedure (ICD-9-CM) Codes Used to Identify Adhesiolysis-Related Surgical Procedures
From: The inpatient burden of abdominal and gynecological adhesiolysis in the US
| ICD-9-CM Procedure Code | Brief Description |
|---|---|
| Nongynecologic | |
| 54.5 | Lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
| 54.51 | Laparoscopic lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
| 54.59 | Other lysis of peritoneal adhesions |
| 56.81 | Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of ureter |
| 57.12 | Lysis of intraluminal adhesions with incision into bladder |
| 57.41 | Transurethral lysis of intraluminal adhesions |
| 58.5 | Release of urethral structure |
| 59.01 | Ureterolysis with freeing or repositioning of ureter for retroperitoneal fibrosis |
| 59.02 | Other lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions |
| 59.03 | Laparoscopic lysis of perirenal or periureteral adhesions |
| 59.11 | Other lysis of perivesical adhesions |
| 59.12 | Laparoscopic lysis of perivesical adhesions |
| 68.21 | Division of endometrial synechiae |
| Gynecologic | |
| 65.8 | Lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
| 65.81 | Laparoscopic lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
| 65.89 | Other lysis of adhesions of ovary and fallopian tube |
| 70.13 | Lysis of intraluminal adhesions of vagina |
| 71.01 | Lysis of vulvar adhesions |