SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 38813006: Excision of trochanteric pressure injury with skin flap reconstruction

38813006 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Excision of trochanteric pressure injury with skin flap reconstruction 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 attributes6
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents5
Children1

Defining attributes

MethodExcision - action(qualifier value)
Direct morphologyPressure injury(morphologic abnormality)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of soft tissue of greater femoral trochanter subregion of hip region(body structure)
MethodFlap reconstruction - action(qualifier value)
Direct substanceSkin flap(substance)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of soft tissue of greater femoral trochanter subregion of hip region(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 pressure injury of greater femoral trochanteric region with flap reconstruction using skin flap

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code38813006
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameExcision of trochanteric pressure injury with skin flap reconstruction
DescriptionExcision of pressure injury of greater femoral trochanteric region with flap reconstruction using skin flap (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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