2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 54.21 Laparoscopy (lap-a-RAHS-ko-pee) The insertion of a thin, lighted tube (called a laparoscope) through the abdominal wall to inspect the inside of the abdomen and remove tissue samples. A procedure in which a laparoscope (LAPAROSCOPES) is inserted through a small incision near the navel to examine the abdominal and pelvic organs in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. If appropriate, biopsy or surgery can be performed during laparoscopy. 54.21 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 54.21 contains 5 index entries View the full Volume 3 54.* hierarchy 54.21 also known as: Peritoneoscopy 54.21 excludes: laparoscopic cholecystectomy (51.23) that incidental to destruction of fallopian tubes (66.21-66.29) Index entries containing 54.21: Abdominoscopy 54.21 Celioscopy 54.21 Endoscopy peritoneum 54.21 Laparoscopy 54.21 with biopsy (intra-abdominal) 54.24 uterine ligaments 68.15 uterus 68.16 destruction of fallopian tubes -- see Destruction, fallopian tube Peritoneoscopy 54.21