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  2. ICD-10 Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.

  3. Tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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    The surgery has been described since at least as early as 50 AD by Celsus. [10] In the United States, as of 2010, tonsillectomy is performed less frequently than in the 1970s although it remains the second-most common outpatient surgical procedure in children. [1] The typical cost when done as an inpatient in the United States is US$4,400 as of ...

  4. Adenoidectomy - Wikipedia

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    Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoid for reasons which include impaired breathing through the nose, chronic infections, or recurrent earaches. The effectiveness of removing the adenoids in children to improve recurrent nasal symptoms and/or nasal obstruction has not been well studied. [ 1 ]

  5. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids, also known as the pharyngeal tonsils. Adrenalectomy is the removal of one or both adrenal glands . Aneurysmectomy is the resection or removal of an aneurysm .

  6. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Sleepiness and sleep apnea related to post-surgery medication; Swelling, infection and bleeding; A sore throat and/or difficulty swallowing; Drainage of secretions into the nose and a nasal quality to the voice. English language speech does not seem to be affected by this surgery.

  7. Coblation tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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    Coblation tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which the patient's tonsils are removed by destroying the surrounding tissues that attach them to the pharynx. [1] [2] It was first implemented in 2001.

  8. Adenoid - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the pharyngeal tonsil, also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, is the superior-most of the tonsils.It is a mass of lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity, in the roof and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx, [1] where the nose blends into the throat.

  9. Laryngospasm - Wikipedia

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    It is most often reported 1) post-operatively after endotracheal extubation or 2) after sudden reflux of gastric contents. [2] [4] [1] It is common in drowning. It is estimated that in 10% of cases of drowning as a response to inhalation of water, death occurs due to asphyxia due to laryngospasm without any water in the lungs. [5]