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EAR, NOSE AND LARYNX<br />

<strong>CHAPTER</strong> D<br />

Ear, nose and larynx<br />

DA Auricle<br />

DB External auditory canal<br />

DC Eardrum and middle ear<br />

DD Ossicles of ear<br />

DE Mastoid and temporal bone<br />

DF Inner ear<br />

DG Eustachian tube<br />

DH Nose<br />

DJ Septum of nose<br />

DK Control of epistaxis<br />

DL Plastic repair of nose<br />

DM Maxillary antrum<br />

DN Ethmoidal sinus and bone<br />

DP Frontal and sphenoidal sinuses<br />

DQ Larynx<br />

DW Reoperations in surgery of ear, nose and larynx<br />

Puncture, needle biopsy and other minor procedures, see: TD<br />

The third character of the codes of chapter D denotes:<br />

A Incision, exploration, biopsy<br />

B Partial or total excision<br />

C Removal of foreign body<br />

D Reconstructive procedures<br />

E Implantation of foreign material<br />

W Other operations<br />

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