SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 1344641008: Bilateral trabeculectomy

1344641008 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Bilateral trabeculectomy 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 groups4
Module900000000000207008
Parents3
Children6

Defining attributes

MethodConstruction - action(qualifier value)
Direct morphologyFiltering bleb(morphologic abnormality)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of anterior eyeball segment of left eye(body structure)
MethodConstruction - action(qualifier value)
Direct morphologyFiltering bleb(morphologic abnormality)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of anterior eyeball segment of right eye(body structure)
MethodFenestration - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of anterior chamber of left eye(body structure)
MethodFenestration - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of anterior chamber of right eye(body structure)

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

Trabeculectomy of bilateral eyesTrabeculectomy of both eyes

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code1344641008
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameBilateral trabeculectomy
DescriptionTrabeculectomy of bilateral eyes (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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