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 |