Limb amputation - Amputation of hand (X08)
Metadata
- Coding system
- OPCS-4
- Coding system release
- unknown
- Organisation
- Oxford Health Protection Research Unit
- Codelist ID
- OxHPRU/limb-amputation-amputation-of-hand-x08
- Version ID
- 4ff60e5a
- Number of codes included
- 6
About
Description
Procedure category: Limb amputation - Total or partial amputation or disarticulation of the upper or lower limbs, including digits Wound class: Amputations where the limb is ischaemic, or where dry gangrene is present should be classified as clean. Amputations through, or adjacent to, an area of acute inflammation (without pus or ulceration) should be classified as contaminated. Amputations adjacent to, or through necrotic ulcers and/or purulent areas should be classified as dirty.
Procedure subcategory: Amputation of hand (X08)
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.
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| code | term | notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | X081 | Amputation of hand at wrist | |
| 1 | X082 | Amputation of thumb | Excludes: Amputation of duplicate thumb (X21.5) |
| 2 | X083 | Amputation of phalanx of finger | |
| 3 | X084 | Amputation of finger not elsewhere classified | Excludes: Amputation of supernumerary finger (X21.6) |
| 4 | X088 | Other specified | |
| 5 | X089 | Unspecified |