Table 3.

Distribution of methods in the definitions of SNOMED CT surgical procedures

Method attribute values	Number of concepts (% of all surgical procedures)
Excision - action (qualifier value)	3788 (19%)
Surgical action (qualifier value)	2356 (12%)
Repair - action (qualifier value)	2253 (11%)
Incision - action (qualifier value)	1467 (7%)
Closure - action (qualifier value)	1118 (6%)
Reconstruction - action (qualifier value)	726 (4%)
Surgical removal - action (qualifier value)	690 (4%)
Fixation - action (qualifier value)	680 (3%)
Destruction - action (qualifier value)	672 (3%)
Grafting - action (qualifier value)	483 (2%)
Other values	5425 (28%)
Total	19658 (100%)