 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 68.23
- Endometrial ablation
- (dye-LAY-shun and kyoo-reh-TAHZH) D&C. A minor operation in which the cervix is expanded enough (dilation) to permit the cervical canal and uterine lining to be scraped with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette (curettage).
- Dilatation of the cervix uteri followed by a scraping of the endometrium with a curette.
- 68.23 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
- 68.23 contains 2 index entries
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 68.* hierarchy
68.23 also known as:- Dilation and curettage
- Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation
Index entries containing 68.23:- Ablation
- endometrial (hysteroscopic)
 68.23
Hysteroscopy 68.12- with
- ablation
- endometrial 68.23
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