OPS-Code 5-39:
Other operations on blood vessels and additional information about operations on blood vessels
- 5-390 Shunt operations between major and minor vessels [left-to-right shunt]
- 5-391 Creation of an intraabdominal venous shunt
- 5-392 Creation of an arteriovenous shunt
- 5-393 Creation of another shunt and blood vessel bypass
- 5-394 Inspection of a blood vessel operation
- 5-395 Patch plasty for blood vessels
- 5-396 Transposition of blood vessels
- 5-397 Other plastic reconstruction of blood vessels
- 5-398 Operations on the carotid body and other paraganglia
- 5-399 Other blood vessel operations
- 5-39a Additional information on blood vessel operations
- 5-39b Intraluminal valvuloplasty
- 5-39c Extraluminal valvuloplasty
Note
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
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
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).