54 Other operations on abdominal region
Includes: operations on:
epigastric region
flank
groin region
hypochondrium
inguinal region
loin region
pelvic cavity
mesentery
omentum
peritoneum
retroperitoneal tissue space
Code also any application or administration of an adhesion barrier substance (99.77)
Excludes:
hernia repair (53.00-53.9)
obliteration of cul-de-sac (70.92)
retroperitoneal tissue dissection (59.00-59.09)
skin and subcutaneous tissue of abdominal
wall (86.01-86.99)