PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS)
 Related DDCN/DSCN/ISN
Description Where Used Attribute

Format/length:an4
HES item:OPERTN1
National Codes: 
Default Codes: 

Notes:
See PROCEDURE CODING for details on coding.

'Primary' is a classification of PATIENT PROCEDURE CODING SIGNIFICANCE of INTERVENTION CLASSIFICATION ASSOCIATION for the OPCS-4 code of an OPERATIVE PROCEDURE.

 

This data element is also known by these names:
ContextAlias
pluralPRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS)