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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 71.4

Operations on clitoris
  • A general term encompassing three types of excision of the external female genitalia - Sunna, clitoridectomy, and infibulation. It is associated with severe health risks and has been declared illegal in many places, but continues to be widely practiced in a number of countries, particularly in Africa.
  • 71.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 71.4 contains 8 index entries
  • View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 71.* hierarchy

71.4 also known as:

  • Amputation of clitoris
  • Clitoridotomy
  • Female circumcision

Index entries containing 71.4:

Amputation (cineplastic) (closed flap) (guillotine) (kineplastic) (open) 84.91
  • clitoris 71.4
    Circumcision (male) 64.0
    • female 71.4
    Clitoridectomy 71.4
      Clitoridotomy 71.4
        Excision
        • clitoris 71.4
          Operation
          • clitoris NEC 71.4
            Resection -- see also Excision, by site
            • clitoris 71.4
              Suture (laceration)
              • clitoris 71.4