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8-85a.00:

Extracorporeal circulation and treatment of blood: Dialysis following no graft function and failure of kidney transplant: Intermittent: 1 to 3 treatments

You blood was cleansed with a dialysis machine because your donor kidney was not working properly.

You were given a kidney from an organ donor. This kidney was not working adequately. So your blood has been cleansed outside of your body. To do this, a dialysis machine was connected to one of your blood vessels.

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).