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8-191.00:

Dressings and removal of diseased tissue on epidermis and hypodermis: Dressings for extensive and severe skin disorders: Wet dressing with antiseptic solution: Without autolytic debridement

A special dressing was used in your case.

A large area of your skin was diseased or damaged. So a dressing was chosen that is exactly right for what the affected skin needs.

The dressing should prevent the skin from drying out. The dressing was also soaked in a fluid. The fluid should kill off germs in the skin.

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).