5-378.d2:
Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Removal, replacement and correction of a heart pacemaker and defibrillator: Switch of system intracardiac pulse generator to heart pacemaker or defibrillator: Intracardiac pulse generator to heart pacemaker, biventricular stimulation [triple-chamber system], without atrial electrode
Your particularly small heart pacemaker has been replaced by a normal heart pacemaker.
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.
The particularly small heart pacemaker is designed differently to other heart pacemakers. It is shaped like a normal battery and only a few centimeters long. The heart pacemaker is pushed to the heart through a major blood vessel in the groin. The device is then attached to the heart itself.
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
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).