SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 177257009: Excision of redundant skin or fat of arm

177257009 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Excision of redundant skin or fat of arm 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 statusPrimitive
Definition patternSubclass
OWL axioms1
Defining attributes2
Role groups1
Module900000000000207008
Parents4

Defining attributes

MethodExcision - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectSkin of part of upper limb(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

Excision of redundant fat of armExcision of redundant skin of armBatwing excision of arm

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code177257009
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameExcision of redundant skin or fat of arm
DescriptionExcision of redundant skin or fat of arm (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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