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Table 4. Top 10 All-Listed Procedures, by Age Group
| Top 10 All-Listed Procedures, by Age Group |
0-17 Years |
18-44 Years |
45-64 Years |
65+ Years |
Number of Ambulatory Surgeries, in Thousands
(percentage of surgical visits with this procedure) |
| Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy |
150 (24.4) |
|
|
|
| Myringotomy (ear tube surgery) |
140 (22.7) |
|
|
|
| Inguinal and femoral hernia repair |
23 (3.7) |
41 (2.4) |
52 (3.4) |
38 (3.5) |
| Other O.R. therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth, and pharynxa |
20 (3.3) |
55 (3.3) |
|
|
| Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendonsa |
16 (2.6) |
79 (4.7) |
108 (7.0) |
44 (4.0) |
| Other O.R. therapeutic procedures on skin and breasta |
11 (1.8) |
53 (3.1) |
|
|
| Other O.R. therapeutic procedures on jointsa |
9 (1.5) |
66 (3.9) |
72 (4.7) |
19 (1.8) |
| Arthroplasty knee |
8 (1.4) |
|
|
|
| Other hernia repaira |
8 (1.3) |
|
|
|
| Arthroscopy |
6 (1.0) |
|
|
|
| Other excision of cervix and uterusa |
|
85 (5.0) |
|
|
| Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration |
|
72 (4.3) |
56 (3.6) |
21 (2.0) |
| Diagnostic dilatation and curettage (D&C) |
|
70 (4.2) |
58 (3.8) |
|
| Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee |
|
53 (3.1) |
78 (5.0) |
23 (2.1) |
| Lumpectomy, quadrantectomy of breast |
|
47 (2.8) |
68 (4.4) |
33 (3.1) |
| Lens and cataract procedures |
|
|
80 (5.2) |
342 (31.5) |
| Decompression of the peripheral nerve |
|
|
59 (3.8) |
27 (2.5) |
| Partial excision of the bone |
|
|
43 (2.8) |
15 (1.3) |
| Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal of a urinary obstruction |
|
|
|
33 (3.0) |
a. Go to footnotes in Appendix table for definitions of other procedures.
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