Orthopaedic Surgery Washout Procedure OPCS codes



Codelist metadata

Coding system

OPCS-4

Coding system release

unknown

Organisation

OpenSAFELY

Codelist ID

opensafely/orthopaedic-surgery-washout-procedure-opcs-codes

Version ID

519cf76c

Versions

About

Description

Surgical post-operative washout + debridement codes

Signed off by

  • salma chaudhury, (March 2, 2021)
  • Allison Rodgers, (March 2, 2021)

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We don't offer any guarantees about what they do or don't identify. Users should carefully check that any codelist meets their needs, and seek clinical input where appropriate.

Code Description
W80 Debridement and irrigation of joint
W801 Open debridement and irrigation of joint
W802 Open debridement of joint NEC
W803 Open irrigation of joint NEC
W808 Other specified debridement and irrigation of joint
W809 Unspecified debridement and irrigation of joint
W813 Drainage of joint
W814 Incision of joint NEC
W815 Exploration of joint NEC
W852 Endoscopic irrigation of knee joint