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5-894.3f:

Operations on skin and hypoderm: Local excision of diseased dermal and epidermal tissue: With transplantation or local flap: Lower leg

Changed tissue in your lower leg has been removed.

Once the changed tissue had been removed, the wound was sealed again. Adjacent tissue or tissue from another part of the body can be used to do this. A wound can also be sealed using synthetic skin, 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).