SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 18551005: Incision of conjunctiva with drainage of cyst

18551005 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Incision of conjunctiva with drainage of cyst 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 attributes7
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents5

Defining attributes

MethodIncision - action(qualifier value)
Direct morphologyCyst(morphologic abnormality)
Procedure site - DirectConjunctival structure(body structure)
MethodDrainage - action(qualifier value)
Direct substanceCyst fluid(substance)
Indirect morphologyCyst(morphologic abnormality)
Procedure site - IndirectConjunctival structure(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.

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code18551005
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameIncision of conjunctiva with drainage of cyst
DescriptionIncision of conjunctiva with drainage of cyst (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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