OPS-Code 5-372:
Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Excision and destruction of diseased tissue in the pericardium and pericardiectomy
- 5-372.0 Local excision, open surgical
- 5-372.1 Local excision, thoracoscopic
- 5-372.2 Pericardiectomy, partial (pericardial window), open surgical
- 5-372.3 Pericardiectomy, partial (pericardial window), thoracoscopic
- 5-372.4 Pericardiectomy, subtotal
- 5-372.5 Pericardiectomy, total (decortication)
- 5-372.6 Pericardial patch removal
- 5-372.7 Destruction
- 5-372.x Other
- 5-372.y Unspecified
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.