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Table 3 Most common ICD-9 procedure codes in the first 2 hospital days of Intent-Procedure admissions

From: Algorithm for analysis of administrative pediatric cancer hospitalization data according to indication for admission

ICD-9 procedure code

N = 50,225^ n (%)

Description

41.31

5,185 (10.3%)

Biopsy of bone marrow

38.93

4,066 (8.1%)

Venous catheterization, not elsewhere classified

01.59

3,160 (6.3%)

Other excision or destruction of lesion or tissue of brain

03.31

2,705 (5.4%)

Spinal tap

86.07

2,264 (4.5%)

Insertion of totally implantable vascular access device [VAD]

85.05

1,147 (2.3%)

Incision with removal of foreign body or device from skin and subcutaneous tissue

02.2

1,076 (2.1%)

Ventriculostomy

40.11

1,038 (2.1%)

Biopsy of lymphatic structure

40.3

827 (1.7%)

Regional lymph node excision

54.4

819 (1.6%)

Excision or destruction of peritoneal tissue

  1. ^50,225 procedures representing 1,036 individual ICD-9 procedure codes.