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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 01.52 Hemispherectomy A neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic CEREBRAL CORTEX of a hemisphere. Hemispherectomy is usually performed for patients with intractable unilateral EPILEPSY due to malformations of cortical development or brain lesions. Depending on the epileptogenic area in the hemisphere, cortical removal can be total or partial. 01.52 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 01.52 contains 3 index entries View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 01.* hierarchy Index entries containing 01.52: Excision brain 01.59 hemisphere 01.52 Hemispherectomy (cerebral) 01.52 Resection -- see also Excision, by site brain 01.59 hemisphere 01.52