| Format/Length: | annn for OPCS-4, an7 for Clinical Terms (The Read Codes) |
| HES Item: | OPERTN |
| National Codes: | |
| Default Codes: | X998 - Out-patient procedure carried out but no appropriate OPCS-4 code available (Retired 01-10-2010) |
| X999 - No out-patient procedure carried out (Retired 01-10-2010) |
Notes:
PROCEDURE CODING is a CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE.
See OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures for Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures (OPCS-4) and Read Coded Clinical Terms.
Record any operative procedures carried out, such as an endoscopy or electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), as part of the current consultant episode.
Clinical Terms (The Read Codes) (an7) may be used as an optional addition to OPCS-4.
Where a procedure is carried out and required for reporting using the OPCS-4 classification every effort must be made to report the appropriate OPCS-4 code in the Out-Patient Attendance Commissioning Data Set.
Where providers locally use OPCS-4 codes with a fifth character added, this should be removed before inclusion in the Commissioning Data Set.
The default codes 'X998' and 'X999' and their descriptions have been retired as at 1st October 2010. Although these bespoke Data Set default codes do not currently exist in the OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures, it has been agreed that these codes will never be assigned within the OPCS Classification so as to avoid any confusion in the future.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | PROCEDURE CODINGS |