L
The Occlusion root operation is identified by the character code L
in the 3rd position of the procedure code. It is defined as Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.
The orifice can be a natural orifice or an artificially created orifice.
Includes:
Section:
0
= Medical and Surgical
Body System:
2
= Heart and Great Vessels
Root Operation:
1
- Bypass4
- Creation5
- Destruction7
- Dilation8
- DivisionB
- ExcisionC
- ExtirpationF
- FragmentationH
- InsertionJ
- InspectionK
- MapN
- ReleaseP
- RemovalQ
- RepairR
- ReplacementS
- RepositionT
- ResectionV
- RestrictionW
- RevisionU
- SupplementY
- TransplantationThe 4th character refers to the body part or body region.
Occlusion
Completely closing an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part