OPS-Code 5-03:
Operations on spinal cord, spinal cord membranes and spinal canal
- 5-030 Access to the craniocervical junction and the cervical spine
- 5-031 Access to the thoracic spine
- 5-032 Access to the lumbar spine, the os sacrum and the os coccygis
- 5-033 Incision in the spinal canal
- 5-034 Incision in spinal cord and spinal cord membranes
- 5-035 Excision and destruction of diseased tissue in the spinal cord and spinal cord membranes
- 5-036 Plastic operations on spinal cord and spinal cord membranes
- 5-037 Operations on intraspinal blood vessels
- 5-038 Operations on the spinal liquor system
- 5-039 Other operations on spinal cord and spinal cord structures
Note
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Source
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