OPS code search

OPS (operation and procedure) codes are used to classify various tests and treatments. They provide an important basis for the billing of medical services. The OPS codes are revised annually and are organized into the chapters mentioned below. Chapters 2, 4 and 7 were in an original version published by the World Health Organization (WHO) but are not used in the German healthcare system.

Please select the chapter for the OPS code you are looking for:

1 Diagnostic measures
3 Imaging diagnostics
5 Surgery
6 Medication
8 Non-surgical therapeutic measures
9 Supplementary measures

EEG monitor showing an image of a cranial scan with neural pathways. A man is sitting on a doctor’s chair in the background. His head is leaning back gently on the backrest and he appears to have his eyes closed.

Head and nervous system

The human nervous system consists of countless nerve cells and performs innumerable tasks such as control tasks within the body.

Woman holding her right shoulder with her left hand near her neck.

Muscles, bones and joints

Many musculoskeletal disorders can be attributed to age-related wear and tear – particularly to a lack of exercise and too much sitting down.

Older woman standing in a park pressing her hands against her abdomen. Her tension is obvious from the way her arms are positioned.

Kidneys and urinary tract

Urinary system disorders range from generally harmless bladder infections to serious diseases such as renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) or chronic kidney failure.