Main procedures and interventions: 3 character
The Main procedures and interventions: 3-character table provides a complete list of all the 3-character main procedure and intervention codes.
The codes consist of a letter followed by two numbers (eg A12) with a complete description of the procedure or intervention.
Special note
Procedure and interventions are recorded using OPCS-4. During 2006-07, the version of OPCS used to record procedures and interventions in HES changed from OPCS-4.2 to OPCS-4.3. Further revisions were made in 2007-08 bringing us to version 4.4. All codes that were in OPCS-4.2 & 4.3 remain in OPCS-4.4, new codes were added to reflect changing clinical practice.
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Responsible statistician
The responsible statistician for this publication is Chris Dew, HES/SUS Analysis (Service) Section Head (enquiries@ic.nhs.uk, 0845 300 6016).
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