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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 9.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Oct;116(4):926–931. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f38599

Table 2. Top surgical procedures by 3-digit code in U.S. women, 1979 and 2006.

1979 2006

Code Procedure Code Procedure
73.6 episiotomy 75.6 repair of obstetric laceration
69.0 dilation and curetage 74.1 low transverse cesarean section
68.4 total abdominal hysterectomy 73.5 manually assisted delivery
72.1 low forceps w/pisiotomy 99.0 blood transfusion
66.3 other bilateral destruction/occlusion of fallopian tubes 73.0 artificial rupture of membranes
74.1 low transverse cesarean section 75.3 other intrauterine operation on fetus or amnion
51.2 cholestectomy 38.9 puncture of vessel
57.3 diagnostic procedure on bladder 81.5 joint replacement of lower extremity
75.6 repair of obstetric laceration 73.4 medical induction of labor
45.2 diagnostic procedure on large intestines 45.1 diagnostic procedure on small intestine