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This is a shortened version of the twelfth chapter of the ICD-9: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue.It covers ICD codes 680 to 709.The full chapter can be found on pages 379 to 393 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.
Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain Curettage of brain; Debridement of brain; Marsupialization of brain cyst; Transtemporal (mastoid) excision of brain tumor Excision of lesion of skull Removal of granulation tissue of cranium Other operations on skull, brain, and cerebral meninges Cranioplasty
A skin tag, or acrochordon (pl.: acrochorda), is a small benign tumor that forms primarily in areas where the skin forms creases (or rubs together), such as the neck, armpit and groin. They may also occur on the face, usually on the eyelids. Though tags up to 13 mm (1 ⁄ 2 inch) long have been seen, [2] they are typically the size of a grain ...
A trend has occurred in dermatology over the last 10 years with the advocacy of a deep shave excision of a pigmented lesion. [5] [6] [7] An author published the result of this method and advocated it as better than standard excision and less time-consuming. The added economic benefit is that many surgeons bill the procedure as an excision ...
Usually, moderate to severe cytologic atypia will require further excision to make sure that the surgical margin is completely clear of the lesion. [ citation needed ] The most important aspect of the biopsy report is that the pathologist indicates if the margin is clear (negative or free of melanocytic nevus), or if further tissue (a second ...
162.5 Lower lobe, bronchus or lung; 162.8 Other parts of bronchus or lung; 162.9 Bronchus and lung, unspecified; 163 Malignant neoplasm of pleura; 164 Malignant neoplasm of thymus, heart, and mediastinum; 165 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organs
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"classic": excision of the center of the hyoid bone along with a thyroglossal duct cyst, removal of one-eighth inch diameter core of tongue muscle superior to the hyoid at a 45-degree angle up to the foramen cecum to include mucosa, removal of one-quarter inch of the center of the hyoid bone, closure of the cut ends of the hyoid bone, and ...