OPS-Code 5-01:
Incision (trepanation), excision and destruction on the skull, brain and meninges
- 5-010 Opening the skull via the calvarium
- 5-011 Approach through the base of the skull
- 5-012 Incision of the cranial bones [craniotomy and craniectomy]
- 5-013 Incision of brain and meninges
- 5-014 Stereotactic operations on skull, brain and meninges
- 5-015 Excision and destruction of diseased intracranial tissue
- 5-016 Excision and destruction of diseased cranial bone tissue
- 5-017 Incision, resection and destruction of intracranial portions of cerebral nerves and ganglia
- 5-018 Microvascular decompression of intracranial nerves
Note
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Source
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