Orthopädie

Treatments according to OPS

Service Number of cases OPS key Info
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 1.178 8-020.4
Interdisciplinary investigation of pain 956 1-910
Measurement of the electrical activity of the muscles - EMG 889 1-205
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 550 8-917.13
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 548 8-020.5
Interdisciplinary management the musculoskeletal system without surgery 539 8-977
Interdisciplinary management of patients with chronic pain 201 8-918.10
Measurement of the mineral content of the bone - bone density measurement 171 3-900
114 9-984.7
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves 97 8-115.5
Regional pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a space in the spinal canal (epidural space) 85 8-910
63 9-984.8
51 9-984.6
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 41 8-917.11
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 40 8-917.12
40 9-984.b
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 36 8-914.12
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 34 8-914.1x
Investigation of pain with special appliances, e.g. measurement of the pain threshold 31 1-912
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 31 8-020.x
Computed tomography (CT) of the spine and the spinal cord without contrast medium 26 3-203
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord without contrast medium 25 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) 23 5-83a.2
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves 18 8-115.0
Computed tomography (CT) of the pelvis without contrast medium 14 3-206
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves 13 8-115.x
Treatment of pain by the introduction of a liquid anaesthetic around other nerves outside the brain and spinal cord 12 8-915
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 11 5-83a.02
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves 9 8-115.2
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic into a joint of the spine 9 8-917.1x
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium 8 3-202
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 8 8-914.02
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 8 8-914.0x
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium 7 3-225
7 9-984.9
Computed tomography (CT) of the head without contrast medium 6 3-200
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium 6 3-222
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 6 5-83a.00
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen without contrast medium 5 3-207
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) 5 5-83a.01
Interdisciplinary management of patients with chronic pain 5 8-918.00
Interdisciplinary management of patients with chronic pain 5 8-918.20
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy 4 1-632.0
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves 4 8-115.1
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine 4 8-914.11
Measurement of the electrical activity of the heart without a tube (catheter) inserted into the heart via an artery not specified 1-266.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy not specified 1-440.a
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy not specified 1-650.0
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy not specified 1-650.2
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.1
Computed tomography (CT) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium not specified 3-205
Computed tomography of the head with contrast medium not specified 3-220
Computed tomography of the neck with contrast medium not specified 3-221
Computed tomography (CT) of the spine and the spinal cord with contrast medium not specified 3-223
Computed tomography of the pelvis with contrast medium not specified 3-226
Computed tomography (CT) of the blood vessels other than the main arteries and veins near the heart with contrast medium not specified 3-228
Imaging procedure to show the musculoskeletal system using nuclear radiation (scintigraphy) not specified 3-705.0
Imaging procedure to show the musculoskeletal system using nuclear radiation (scintigraphy) not specified 3-705.1
Imaging procedure of the whole body to show abnormal processes by means of radioactivity (scintigraphy) not specified 3-70c.00
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis without contrast medium not specified 3-805
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium not specified 3-806
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord with contrast medium not specified 3-823
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system with contrast medium not specified 3-826
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
Other operations on the oesophagus not specified 5-429.e
Procedures on the spine for the treatment of pain, with the smallest possible incision into the skin and minimal tissue damage (minimally invasive) not specified 5-83a.x
Simple surgical closure of the skin or the subcutaneous tissues after injuries, e.g. with a suture not specified 5-900.17
not specified 6-00a.g
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints not specified 8-020.7
Removal of a foreign body from the skin without a surgical incision not specified 8-102.4
Treatment of muscles, ligaments, or the skeletal system by the external application of shock waves not specified 8-115.3
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into a joint with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-158.0
Dressings for large areas of skin or serious skin diseases not specified 8-191.10
Anaesthesia with administration of an anaesthetic into a vein not specified 8-900
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine not specified 8-914.01
Interdisciplinary management of patients with chronic pain not specified 8-918.01
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 not specified 8-930