OPS-Code

5-012:

Incision (trepanation), excision and destruction on the skull, brain and meninges: Incision of the cranial bones [craniotomy and craniectomy]

• 5-012.0 Decompression
• 5-012.1 Drainage of epidural fluid
• 5-012.2 Drainage of an epidural hematoma
• 5-012.3 Drainage of an epidural empyema
• 5-012.4 Removal of a foreign body from a cranial bone
• 5-012.5 Removal of alloplastic material from a cranial bone
• 5-012.6 Reoperation with introduction of a drain
• 5-012.7 Implantation of a drug delivery system
• 5-012.8 Removal of a drug delivery system
• 5-012.x Other
• 5-012.y Unspecified

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