Table 1 ICD-10 and OPCS-4.5 procedure codes for HES data on recommendation reminders
Recommendation reminder | Publication date of original guidelines | ICD-10 code & description | OPCS-4 procedure code & description |
|---|---|---|---|
Caesarean Section: | April 2004 | B16: Acute hepatitis B | R17: Planned caesarean |
Recommendation reminder 3: There is insufficient evidence that planned caesarean reduces mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus when transmission can be reduced by administration of immunoglobulin and vaccination to the child. | B180: Chronic viral hepatitis B with delta- agent | R18: ‘Other’ caesarean | |
B181: Chronic viral hepatitis B without delta-agent | |||
Caesarean Section: | April 2004 | B182: Chronic viral hepatitis C | R17: Planned caesarean |
Recommendation reminder 4: Women who are infected with hepatitis C should not be offered a planned caesarean because this does not reduce mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus | B171: Acute hepatitis C | R18: ‘Other’ caesarean | |
Fertility: | February 2004 | N97: Female Infertility | Q18 Diagnostic endoscopic examination of uterus |
Recommendation reminder 1: Women should not be offered an endometrial biopsy to evaluate the luteal phase as part of the investigation of fertility problems | Q10.8: curettage of uterus-other specified | ||
Q20.2:biopsy of lesion of uterus nec | |||
Fertility: | February 2004 | N46: Male infertility | N19: procedures on a varicocele- specifically |
Recommendation reminder 9: Men should not be offered surgery for varicoceles as a form of fertility treatment | N19.1: Ligation of | ||
N19.2: Embolisation of | |||
N19.8: Other specified | |||
N19.9: Unspecified |