OPS-Code 5-371.5:
Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Surgical ablative measures for cardiac arrhythmia: Epicardial, endoscopic
- 5-371.50 By unipolar conventional radiofrequency ablation
- 5-371.51 By unipolar cooled radiofrequency ablation
- 5-371.52 By bipolar radiofrequency ablation
- 5-371.53 By cryoablation
- 5-371.54 By microwave ablation
- 5-371.55 By high frequency ultrasound ablation
- 5-371.56 By laser ablation
- 5-371.5x By other energy sources
Note
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.