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5-851.02:

Operations on muscles, tendons, fasciae and bursas: Severance of muscle, tendon and fascia: Severance of a muscle: Upper arm and elbow

You have had an operation on muscles in your upper arm or elbow.

The operation involved severing one or more muscles in your upper arm or elbow.

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).