51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.
Where 51.0909 sits in the CIP 2020 hierarchy
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- >>51.09 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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51.0909 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
Other CIP 2020 codes under 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist
- 51.0901Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
- 51.0902Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
- 51.0903Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
- 51.0904Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
- 51.0905Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
- 51.0906Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
- 51.0907Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
- 51.0908Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- 51.0910Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
- 51.0911Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
- 51.0912Physician Associate/Assistant
- 51.0913Athletic Training/Trainer
- 51.0914Gene/Genetic Therapy
- 51.0915Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist
- 51.0916Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician
- 51.0917Polysomnography
- 51.0918Hearing Instrument Specialist
- 51.0919Mammography Technology/Technician
- 51.0920Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician
- 51.0921Hyperbaric Medicine Technology/Technician
- 51.0922Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technology/Technician
- 51.0923Orthopedic Technology/Technician
- 51.0924Reserved
- 51.0999Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
Frequently asked questions
- What is CIP 2020 51.0909?
- CIP 2020 51.0909 is "Surgical Technology/Technologist". A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing.
- How does CIP 2020 51.0909 map to other classification systems?
- 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist has equivalents in SOC 2018 (25-1071, 29-2055, 29-9093); ISCED-F 2013 (0914). These crosswalks let you translate this code between CIP 2020 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 51.0909?
- 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist sits under 51.0909 Surgical Technology/Technologist in the CIP 2020 hierarchy.
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