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Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Removal, replacement and correction of a heart pacemaker and defibrillator: Switch of system from heart pacemaker to heart pacemaker, defibrillator or intracardiac pulse generator: Heart pacemaker, biventricular stimulation [triple-chamber system] to heart pacemaker, single-chamber system

Your heart pacemaker has been replaced.

A pacemaker is composed of a housing with a battery and one or more long cables. The housing is located on the right or left side of the ribcage under the skin. The ends of the cables are located at certain points in the heart. A pacemaker can release electric current from the heart and thus trigger the heartbeat. Thanks to the pacemaker, the heart should beat regularly at a normal pace.

Your new heart pacemaker has a different design and works in a different way to the old heart pacemaker.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

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

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).