Hysterectomy


Related Terms

  • Excision of the Uterus
  • Laparoscopic-assisted Abdominal Hysterectomy
  • Partial Hysterectomy
  • Supracervical Hysterectomy
  • TAH-BSO
  • Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
  • Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Specialists

  • General Surgeon
  • Gynecologist

Comorbid Conditions

Medical Codes

ICD-9-CM:
68.3 - Hysterectomy, Subtotal Abdominal
68.31 - Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy [LSH]; Classic Infrafascial SEMM Hysterectomy [CISH]; Laparoscopically Assisted Supracervical Hysterectomy [LASH]
68.39 - Subtotal Abdominal Hysterectomy, NOS, Other; Supracervical Hysterectomy
68.4 - Total Abdominal Hysterectomy ; Hysterectomy: Extended
68.41 - Laparoscopic Total Abdominal Hysterectomy; Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy [TLH]
68.49 - Other and Unspecified Total Abdominal Hysterectomy; Hysterectomy: Extended
68.5 - Hysterectomy, Vaginal
68.51 - Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH)
68.59 - Vaginal Hysterectomy, Other and Unspecified
68.6 - Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy; Modified Radical Hysterectomy; Wertheims Operation
68.61 - Laparoscopic Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy; Laparoscopic Modified Radical Hysterectomy; Total Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy [TLRH]
68.69 - Other and Unspecified Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy; Modified Radical Hysterectomy; Wertheims Operation
68.7 - Radical Vaginal Hysterectomy; Schauta Operation
68.71 - Laparoscopic radical vaginal hysterectomy [LRVH]
68.79 - Radical Vaginal Hysterectomy, Other and Unspecified; Hysterocolpectomy; Schauta Operation
68.9 - Hysterectomy, Other and Unspecified; Hysterectomy NOS

Factors Influencing Duration

Length of disability may be influenced by the individual's age, the underlying cause for the hysterectomy, the type of hysterectomy (partial, total, radical), the approach (abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic), and the severity of any postoperative complications.

Source: Medical Disability Advisor






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