OPS-Code 5-349:
Operations on chest wall, pleura, mediastinum and diaphragm: Other surgery on the thorax
- 5-349.0 Open repositioning of a sternal fracture
- 5-349.1 Sequesterotomy on rib or sternum
- 5-349.2 Sequesterotomy on rib or sternum with insertion of a drug delivery system
- 5-349.3 Removal of osteosynthesis material
- 5-349.4 Removal of rib cartilage for transplantation
- 5-349.5 Removal of an implant after correction of a funnel chest
- 5-349.6 Reoperation on lungs, bronchus, chest wall, pleura, mediastinum or diaphragm
- 5-349.7 Surgical removal of an indwelling system for draining the pleural cavity
- 5-349.x Other
- 5-349.y Unspecified
Note
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Source
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