OPS-Code 5-375.y:
Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Heart and heart-lung transplantation: Unspecified
You have been given a donor heart or also donor lungs.
A heart-lung machine is usually used during an operation like this.During surgery the task of a heart-lung machine is to replace the functions of the heart and lungs. Amongst other things, the heart-lung machine enriches the blood with oxygen and pumps it around the body.
Note
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Additional indicator
If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Source
The explanation of the OPS code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).