Cranial Surgery - Repair of dura (Clean) (A39)

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Coding system
OPCS-4
Coding system release
unknown
Codelist ID
OxHPRU/cranial-surgery-repair-of-dura-clean-a39
Version ID
12457489
Number of codes included
7

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Procedure category: Cranial Surgery - Incision through the skull to excise, repair, or explore the brain, excludes taps or punctures.

Procedure subcategory: Repair of dura (Clean) (A39)

Methodology

Generated programmatically from the Surgical Site Infection Surveillance Service (SSISS) Operating Procedure Codes Supplement (OPCS) under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. This includes codelists for 17 categories of surgical procedure. Within each category, there are subcategories of procedures. This codelist includes the codes for a single subcategory.

Procedure category notes: Note: Use a subsidiary code to identify method of image control (Y53) Use a subsidiary code for minimal access approach (Y76) The minimum wound class for cranial surgery is clean


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code term notes
0 A391 Repair of meningoencephalocele
1 A392 Repair of dura of anterior fossa of cranium
2 A393 Repair of dura of middle fossa of cranium
3 A394 Repair of dura of posterior fossa of cranium
4 A395 Repair of dura of vault of cranium
5 A398 Other specified
6 A399 Unspecified