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  1. Labor induction
  2. Laminectomy
  3. Laryngotracheal reconstruction surgery
  4. Laryngotracheoplasty (See: Laryngotracheoplasty, also known asLaryngotracheal reconstruction surgery)
  5. Laser eye surgery
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  8. Laser PVP surgery
  9. Laser resurfacing
  10. Laser surgery for enlarged prostate (See: Laser surgery for enlarged prostate, also known asProstate laser surgery)
  11. Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (See: Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis, also known asLASIK eye surgery)
  12. LASIK eye surgery
  13. Lipid panel (See: Lipid panel, also known asCholesterol test)
  14. Lipid profile (See: Lipid profile, also known asCholesterol test)
  15. Lipoplasty (See: Lipoplasty, also known asLiposuction)
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  19. Liver transplant
  20. Living-donor kidney transplant
  21. Living-donor liver transplant
  22. Living-donor transplant
  23. Locomotor training for spinal cord injury
  24. Long line (See: Long line, also known asPeripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line)
  25. Lower rhytidectomy (See: Lower rhytidectomy, also known asNeck lift)
  26. Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
  27. Lumpectomy
  28. Lung cancer screening
  29. Lung CT scan (See: Lung CT scan, also known asLung cancer screening)
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