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SNOMED CT Concept 723835000: CT guided drainage of left lower limb

723835000 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent CT guided drainage of left lower limb 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 attributes5
Role groups2
Module900000000000207008
Parents2

Defining attributes

MethodDrainage - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of left lower limb(body structure)
MethodComputed tomography imaging - action(qualifier value)
Has intentGuidance intent(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of left lower 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

Drainage of left lower limb using computed tomography guidanceDrainage of left lower extremity using computed tomography guidanceDrainage of left leg using computed tomography guidanceCT guided drainage of left lower extremityCT guided drainage of left legComputed tomography guided drainage of left lower limbComputed tomography guided drainage of left lower extremityComputed tomography guided drainage of left leg

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code723835000
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameCT guided drainage of left lower limb
DescriptionDrainage of left lower limb using computed tomography guidance (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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