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SNOMED CT Concept 1284923001: Endoscopic ultrasonography guided gallbladder drainage

Name: SNOMED CT Concept 1284923001: Endoscopic ultrasonography guided gallbladder drainage
Creator: HealthAssure Clinical Team
Published: 2026-05-25T10:19:10.817Z

1284923001 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Endoscopic ultrasonography guided gallbladder drainage in structured clinical data. You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 25 May 2026

What is this code?

SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used to capture healthcare meaning in a standardized, interoperable form. This concept is typed as a procedure in the terminology hierarchy.

When is it used?

Used to represent a standardized clinical concept in health records, terminology services, and semantic mappings.
Often linked to diagnoses, findings, procedures, body structures, organisms, substances, or observable entities depending on the concept type.
Semantic tag: procedure

What it does not mean

A terminology concept label alone does not replace clinical interpretation, diagnosis context, or treatment advice.

Key facts

Semantic tagProcedure

Definition statusFully defined

Definition patternEquivalent

OWL axioms1

Defining attributes10

Role groups3

Module900000000000207008

Parents6

Defining attributes

MethodDrainage - action(qualifier value)

Procedure site - IndirectGallbladder structure(body structure)

Using access deviceEchoendoscope(physical object)

MethodInspection - action(qualifier value)

Procedure site - DirectGallbladder structure(body structure)

Using deviceEchoendoscope(physical object)

MethodUltrasound imaging - action(qualifier value)

Has intentGuidance intent(qualifier value)

Procedure site - DirectGallbladder structure(body structure)

Using deviceEchoendoscope(physical object)

Where you may see this code

You may see this concept in clinical documentation systems, problem lists, terminology services, interoperability records, or semantic mapping workflows.

Common synonyms

EUS (endoscopic ultrasonography) guided drainage of gallbladderEndoscopic ultrasound guided gallbladder drainageEUS-GBD - endoscopic ultrasound guided gallbladder drainageDrainage of gallbladder using endoscopic ultrasonography guidance

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