Volume 12, Number 5—May 2006
Dispatch
Costs of Surgical Site Infections That Appear after Hospital Discharge
Nicholas Graves*†
, Kate Halton*†, Merrilyn Curtis*, Shane Doidge*, David Lairson‡, Marylou McLaws§, and Michael Whitby*
, Kate Halton*†, Merrilyn Curtis*, Shane Doidge*, David Lairson‡, Marylou McLaws§, and Michael Whitby*Table A4
ICD-10 procedures for each of the 38 cases of surgical site infection*
| Procedure as defined by ICD-10 code | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 30296-00 Total thyroidectomy | 1 |
| 30321-00 Excision of retroperitoneal neuro-endocrine tumor | 1 |
| 30338-00 Simple mastectomy, unilateral | 1 |
| 30353-00 Extended simple mastectomy, unilateral | 1 |
| 30566-00 Resection of small intestine with formation of stoma | 1 |
| 30617-00 Repair of umbilical hernia | 1 |
| 32024-00 High restorative anterior resection of rectum with intraperitoneal anastomosis | 1 |
| 32028-00 Low restorative anterior resection of rectum with coloanal anastomosis | 1 |
| 32708-01 Aorto-femoral bypass using synthetic material | 1 |
| 32739-00 Femoral artery bypass using vein, above the knee | 1 |
| 32754-01 Femoro-popliteal bypass using composite graft | 1 |
| 35653-03 Abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy | 1 |
| 35717-01 Oophorectomy, bilateral | 1 |
| 38477-00 Mitral valve annuloplasty with ring insertion, and 38497-02 Coronary artery bypass, using 3 saphenous vein grafts | 1 |
| 38497-00 Coronary artery bypass, using 1 saphenous graft | 1 |
| 38500-00 Coronary artery bypass, using 1 LIMA grafts, and 38497-01 Coronary artery bypass, using 2 saphenous vein grafts | 1 |
| 38500-02 Coronary artery bypass, using 1 radial artery graft | 1 |
| 49318-00 Total arthroplasty of hip, bilateral | 1 |
| 16520-02 Elective lower segment caesarean section | 2 |
| 33115-00 Replacement of infrarenal abdomino-aortic aneurysm with tube graft | 3 |
| 33500-00 Carotid endarterectomy | 3 |
| 35653-01 Total abdominal hysterectomy | 3 |
| 38497-01 Coronary artery bypass, using 2 saphenous vein grafts | 3 |
| 49518-00 Total arthroplasty of knee, unilateral | 6 |
| Total | 38 |
*ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition; LIMA, left internal mammary artery.
