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Code System Concept

Code System Concept Code	80265003
Code System Concept Name	Operation on tonsils (procedure)
Code System Preferred Concept Name	Operation on tonsils (procedure)
Concept Status	Retired
Concept Status Date	09/01/2024
Code System Name	SNOMED-CT

Concept Relationships
Concept Details

Parent Concepts

Parent Concepts

Parent/Child (Relationship Type)

Operation on trunk (procedure) {74943008 , SNOMED-CT } Tonsil and peritonsillar operations (procedure) {307329006 , SNOMED-CT }

Other Relationships

No other relationships present.

Child Concepts

Operation on tonsils (procedure) {80265003 , SNOMED-CT }

Parent/Child (Relationship Type)

Cauterization of tonsillar fossa (procedure) {43401008 , SNOMED-CT } Drainage of tonsil (procedure) {34309001 , SNOMED-CT } Excision of lesion of tonsil (procedure) {494004 , SNOMED-CT } Fulguration of tonsillar fossa (procedure) {86809007 , SNOMED-CT } Injection of adenoid (procedure) {53600005 , SNOMED-CT } Other operations on tonsil (procedure) {265336001 , SNOMED-CT } Removal of foreign body from tonsil (procedure) {173438003 , SNOMED-CT } Removal of foreign body of tonsil by incision (procedure) {12726002 , SNOMED-CT } Tonsil closure (procedure) {119958003 , SNOMED-CT } Tonsil reconstruction (procedure) {119960001 , SNOMED-CT } Tonsillectomy (procedure) {173422009 , SNOMED-CT }

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Page last updated:June 20, 2024
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