OPS-Code 5-18:
Operations on auricle and external auditory canal
- 5-180 Incision in outer ear
- 5-181 Excision and destruction of diseased tissue from the outer ear
- 5-182 Resection of the auricle
- 5-183 Wound management in outer ear
- 5-184 Plastic correction of protruding ears
- 5-185 Construction and reconstruction of the external auricular canal
- 5-186 Plastic reconstruction of parts of the auricle
- 5-187 Plastic reconstruction of the entire auricle
- 5-188 Other reconstruction of the outer ear
- 5-189 Other operations on the outer ear
Note
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Source
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