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Operations on skin and hypoderm: Other dermal and hypodermal incision: Implantation of a drug delivery system: Upper arm and elbow

An incision was made in the skin of your upper arm or elbow.

A special material with a drug has been implanted beneath the skin of your upper arm or elbow. This type of medication may be a drug to combat pathogens, for example.

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).