Neuro- und Wirbelsäulenchirurgie

Treatments according to OPS

Service Number of cases OPS key Info
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses 558 8-561.1
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue 193 5-831.2
Surgical incision into the spinal canal 180 5-033.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone through a surgical incision 129 1-503.4
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope 125 5-984
Other operations on the spine 119 5-839.60
Other operations on the spine 87 5-839.62
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 86 5-032.22
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 77 8-917.13
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 75 8-020.5
69 5-83b.70
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 69 8-914.12
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into a joint with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid 65 8-158.e
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 59 5-032.00
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart 57 8-930
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 55 5-83a.02
Surgical incision into diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine 52 5-830.2
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine 51 5-030.70
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis 48 5-836.50
Computed tomography (CT) of the spine and the spinal cord without contrast medium 46 3-203
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 46 5-83a.2
Other operations on the spine 43 5-839.a0
Surgical transplantation or transposition of bone tissue 42 5-784.0x
42 9-984.7
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord without contrast medium 39 3-802
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 35 5-83a.01
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 31 5-032.20
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy 29 5-810.2e
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue 25 5-831.0
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord with contrast medium 22 3-823
Other joint surgery by endoscopy (arthroscopy) 22 5-819.xe
22 5-83b.50
Other operations on the spine 21 5-839.61
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 19 5-032.01
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 18 8-914.02
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 14 5-032.02
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue 14 5-831.7
14 9-984.6
13 5-83b.71
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine 11 5-030.71
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis 11 5-836.40
Other operations on the spine 10 5-839.a1
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 9 5-032.30
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine 9 5-832.6
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis 9 5-836.30
9 5-83b.31
Insertion or exchange of a tube (catheter) in a large vein 9 8-831.0
Reconstructive operations on the spinal cord or spinal meninges 8 5-036.8
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue 8 5-831.6
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis 8 5-836.51
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient 8 8-800.c0
Transfusion of blood previously taken from a person - autologous blood transfusion 8 8-803.2
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 8 8-917.03
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 7 5-032.10
7 5-836.34
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system 7 8-547.31
7 9-984.b
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine 6 5-832.1
6 5-83b.51
6 5-83b.52
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord 6 8-915
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 6 8-917.11
6 9-984.8
Computed tomography (CT) of the pelvis without contrast medium 5 3-206
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 5 5-032.40
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis 5 5-836.31
Other operations on the spine 5 5-839.10
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 5 8-914.10
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx 4 5-032.32
4 5-83b.32
Revision operations 4 5-983
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the spinal cord with a needle through the skin not specified 1-404.1
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of bone without surgical incision, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound not specified 1-481.4
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.6
Comprehensive ultrasound examination with contrast medium for investigating and excluding suspected diagnoses not specified 3-030
Ultrasound of the heart (echocardiography) through the oesophagus - TEE not specified 3-052
Computed tomography (CT) of the head without contrast medium not specified 3-200
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium not specified 3-202
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen without contrast medium not specified 3-207
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium not specified 3-222
Computed tomography (CT) of the spine and the spinal cord with contrast medium not specified 3-223
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium not specified 3-225
Computed tomography of the pelvis with contrast medium not specified 3-226
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis without contrast medium not specified 3-805
Magnetic resonance imaging of the chest without contrast medium (MRI) not specified 3-809
Other magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without contrast medium not specified 3-80x
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis with contrast medium not specified 3-82a
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis not specified 3-990
Reconstructive operations on the meninges not specified 5-021.2
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine not specified 5-030.1
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine not specified 5-030.31
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine not specified 5-030.61
Surgical access to the area between the head and neck or to the cervical spine not specified 5-030.72
Surgical access to the thoracic spine not specified 5-031.01
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx not specified 5-032.11
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx not specified 5-032.21
Surgical access to the lumbar spine, sacrum or coccyx not specified 5-032.7
Surgical incision into the spinal canal not specified 5-033.2
Surgical incision into the spinal cord or spinal meninges not specified 5-034.7
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the spinal cord or spinal meninges not specified 5-035.6
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the spinal cord or spinal meninges not specified 5-035.7
Reconstructive operations on the spinal cord or spinal meninges not specified 5-036.6
Other operations on the spinal cord or the spinal meninges not specified 5-039.x
Other operations on the nerves or nerve ganglions not specified 5-059.b
Other operations on the nerves or nerve ganglions not specified 5-059.fx
Surgical removal of bone tissue for purposes of transplantation not specified 5-783.0x
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy not specified 5-810.xe
Surgical incision into diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine not specified 5-830.4
Surgical removal of diseased intervertebral disc tissue not specified 5-831.3
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine not specified 5-832.4
Surgical removal of diseased bone or joint tissue in the spine not specified 5-832.5
not specified 5-836.35
not specified 5-836.36
not specified 5-836.37
not specified 5-836.38
Surgical stiffening of the spine - spondylodesis not specified 5-836.41
not specified 5-836.44
not specified 5-836.55
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.0
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.4
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.5
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.63
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.7
Other operations on the spine not specified 5-839.a2
not specified 5-83b.54
not specified 5-83b.55
not specified 5-83b.56
not specified 5-83b.57
not specified 5-83b.72
Surgical incision into the muscles, tendons or their connective tissue sheaths not specified 5-850.g5
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-892.0a
Surgical removal of diseased tissue from the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-894.1a
not specified 5-896.xx
Simple surgical closure of the skin or the subcutaneous tissues after injuries, e.g. with a suture not specified 5-900.0a
Simple surgical closure of the skin or the subcutaneous tissues after injuries, e.g. with a suture not specified 5-900.1a
Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin not specified 5-916.a0
Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin not specified 5-916.a1
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into a joint with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-158.1
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into a joint with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-158.g
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into a joint with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-158.x
Specific dressing techniques not specified 8-190.32
not specified 8-192.1a
Treatment by specific positioning of the patient in bed, e.g. positioning in a sling table or special bed not specified 8-390.2
not specified 8-713.0
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient not specified 8-800.0
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient not specified 8-800.y
Regional pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a space in the spinal canal (epidural space) not specified 8-910
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine not specified 8-914.00
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine not specified 8-914.11
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine not specified 8-917.01
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine not specified 8-917.02
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine not specified 8-917.12