SNOMED_CT

SNOMED CT Concept 782707007: Ab externo canaloplasty

782707007 is a SNOMED CT concept used to represent Ab externo canaloplasty 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 attributes14
Role groups5
Module900000000000207008
Parents6
Children2

Defining attributes

Procedure approachTransluminal approach(qualifier value)
MethodDilation - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera(body structure)
Using deviceCatheter(physical object)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodIncision - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectConjunctival structure(body structure)
Procedure approachExternal approach(qualifier value)
MethodFenestration - action(qualifier value)
Procedure site - DirectScleral structure(body structure)
MethodSurgical insertion - action(qualifier value)
Direct deviceSurgical suture(physical object)
Procedure site - DirectStructure of sinus venosus of sclera(body structure)
Has focusGlaucoma(disorder)

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

Circumferential viscodilation and tensioning of Schlemm canal by external approachCircumferential viscodilation and tensioning of sinus venosus of sclera by external approach

Frequently asked questions

Code details

Code782707007
SystemSNOMED_CT
Display nameAb externo canaloplasty
DescriptionCircumferential viscodilation and tensioning of sinus venosus of sclera by external approach (procedure)

Flags

BillableNo
Valid clinical useNo

Source

SourceSNOMED CT
Version20260501T120000Z
Releasesnapshot

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