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. 2013 Aug 20;13:127. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-127

Table 1.

Procedures and ICD-9-CM codes used to define infants with surgical NEC

Surgical procedures ICD-9-CM Codes
Intestinal resection procedures
45.02-3, 45.1, 45.29, 45.3-4, 45.41, 45.49, 45.50-2, 45.60-3,
45.70-9, 45.8, 46.99
Procedures related to stoma creation
46.0 – 46.64
Intestinal anastomosis
45.9 – 94, 46.73-79, 46.93-4
Exploratory laparotomy
45.0, 45.00, 54.11
Percutaneous abdominal drainage 54.91