IM IV: Rheumatologie & Nephrologie

Treatments according to OPS

Service Number of cases OPS key Info
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis 448 3-990
Computer assisted visualisation of body structures in 3 dimensions - virtual 3D reconstruction technique 324 3-994
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium 102 3-222
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium 80 3-202
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy 75 1-632.0
Examination of nerve conduction - ENG 61 1-206
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography 53 1-710
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart 53 8-930
Measurement of the electrical activity of the muscles - EMG 51 1-205
Computed tomography of the pelvis with contrast medium 51 3-226
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs 49 1-711
49 9-984.7
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium 48 3-225
Procedure for dialysing the blood outside the body with removal of the poison over a concentration gradient - dialysis 46 8-854.2
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system 45 8-547.0
Computed tomography (CT) of the head without contrast medium 42 3-200
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy 35 1-650.2
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle 31 1-854.7
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord without contrast medium 30 3-802
26 9-984.8
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system 25 8-547.31
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine and spinal cord with contrast medium 24 3-823
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy 23 1-440.9
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy 21 1-440.a
20 8-98g.10
18 9-984.b
Measurement of the brain waves - EEG 17 1-207.0
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system with contrast medium 17 3-826
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system 17 8-547.30
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient 17 8-800.c0
Treatment by injecting a medicine into an organ or tissue, or removal of excess fluid (effusion) e.g. from the joints 15 8-020.5
Imaging procedure to show the musculoskeletal system using nuclear radiation (scintigraphy) 14 3-705.1
Insertion or exchange of a tube (catheter) in a large vein 14 8-831.0
Ultrasound of the heart (echocardiography) through the oesophagus - TEE 13 3-052
Computed tomography (CT) of the spine and the spinal cord without contrast medium 13 3-203
Examination of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces 12 1-204.2
Measurement of the mineral content of the bone - bone density measurement 12 3-900
Others therapeutic procedures to influence the immune system 12 8-547.2
Insertion or exchange of a tube (catheter) in a large vein 12 8-831.5
12 9-984.6
Other special procedure with the help of computed tomography (CT) 11 3-24x
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head without contrast medium 11 3-800
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head with contrast medium 11 3-820
Computed tomography (CT) of the pelvis without contrast medium 10 3-206
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen without contrast medium 10 3-207
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into the chest with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid 10 8-152.1
10 8-98g.11
Computed tomography of the neck with contrast medium 9 3-221
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium 9 3-806
Insertion of a tube into the trachea for ventilation - intubation 8 8-701
Use of a face, nasal, or laryngeal mask for mechanical ventilation 8 8-706
8 8-98f.0
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy 7 1-620.01
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdominal cavity with contrast medium 7 3-825
Procedure for dialysing the blood outside the body with removal of the poison over a concentration gradient - dialysis 7 8-854.4
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the lower digestive tract by endoscopy 6 1-444.6
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy 6 1-620.00
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy 6 1-650.1
Six-minute walk test (as described by Guyatt) 6 1-715
X-rays of the breast 6 3-100.0
Computed tomography of the head with contrast medium 6 3-220
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the large intestine 6 5-452.61
Other operations on the intestine 6 5-469.d3
6 9-984.9
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract 5 3-05f
Computed tomography (CT) of the musculoskeletal system without contrast medium 5 3-205
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the blood vessels apart from the main arteries and veins near the heart with contrast medium 5 3-828
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list 5 6-001.d2
5 8-713.0
Cardiac or cardiopulmonary resuscitation 5 8-771
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the lower digestive tract by endoscopy 4 1-444.7
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of skin or subcutaneous tissues without surgical incision 4 1-490.5
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of skin or subcutaneous tissues without surgical incision 4 1-490.6
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy 4 1-620.10
4 1-717.1
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle 4 1-854.1
Complex differential diagnostic sonography of the vascular system with quantitative evaluation 4 3-035
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis without contrast medium 4 3-805
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis with contrast medium 4 3-82a
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list 4 6-001.h8
Administration of medicines according to List 5 of the Catalogue of Procedures 4 6-005.m3
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient 4 8-800.c1
Measurement of brain waves triggered by targeted stimuli (evoked potentials) not specified 1-208.2
Assessment of vocalising, swallowing, speech and language not specified 1-243
Measurement of the electrical activity of the heart without a tube (catheter) inserted into the heart via an artery not specified 1-266.0
Examination of the left side of the heart with a tube (catheter) inserted into the heart via an artery not specified 1-275.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the nose without surgical incision not specified 1-414.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the bone marrow without surgical incision not specified 1-424
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound not specified 1-426.3
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy not specified 1-430.10
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the liver, biliary tract or the pancreas through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound not specified 1-442.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the kidney, urinary tract or male reproductive organs through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound not specified 1-465.0
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of skin or subcutaneous tissues without surgical incision not specified 1-490.2
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of skin or subcutaneous tissues without surgical incision not specified 1-490.3
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of skin or subcutaneous tissues without surgical incision not specified 1-490.4
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of muscle or soft tissue through a surgical incision not specified 1-502.2
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of muscle or soft tissue through a surgical incision not specified 1-502.5
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy not specified 1-610.1
Examination of the pharynx by endoscopy not specified 1-611.1
Examination of the nose by endoscopy not specified 1-612
Evaluation of swallowing with the help of a tube-shaped instrument with a camera mounted at the end (endoscope) not specified 1-613
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy not specified 1-620.x
Examination of the oesophagus by endoscopy not specified 1-630.0
Examination of the oesophagus and the stomach by endoscopy not specified 1-631.0
Special staining of the lining (mucosa) of the oesophagus and stomach during endoscopy not specified 1-63b
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy not specified 1-650.0
Examination of the rectum by endoscopy not specified 1-654.0
Special staining of the lining (mucosa) of the small and large intestine and the anal mucosa during endoscopy not specified 1-655
Examination of the urethra and the urinary bladder by endoscopy not specified 1-661
not specified 1-717.0
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep not specified 1-790
Investigation of the activity of the heart and lungs during sleep not specified 1-791
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-843
Examination of the space between the lungs and ribs by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-844
Examination of the kidney or of the urinary tract by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-846.0
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.0
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.2
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.3
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.6
Examination of a joint or of a bursa by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle not specified 1-854.8
Interdisciplinary investigation of pain not specified 1-910
Comprehensive ultrasound examination with contrast medium for investigating and excluding suspected diagnoses not specified 3-030
Ultrasound of the biliary tract with access through the oesophagus not specified 3-055.0
Ultrasound the pancreas with access through the oesophagus not specified 3-056
X-rays of the oesophagus with contrast medium not specified 3-137
Computed tomography (CT) of the neck without contrast medium not specified 3-201
Computed tomography (CT) of the blood vessels other than the main arteries and veins near the heart with contrast medium not specified 3-228
Special microscope, for example, used to show the back of the eye (retina) not specified 3-301.0
Optical photo and video-assisted methods for metric shape and surface representation not specified 3-310
X-rays of the arteries in the head with contrast medium not specified 3-600
X-rays of the arteries of the neck with contrast medium not specified 3-601
X-rays of the arteries in the pelvis with contrast medium not specified 3-605
X-rays of the arteries in the legs with contrast medium not specified 3-607
X-rays of the veins in the neck and chest with contrast medium not specified 3-611.x
Imaging procedure to show the thyroid gland by means of radioactivity (scintigraphy) not specified 3-701
Imaging procedure to show the heart using nuclear radiation (radionuclide ventriculography) not specified 3-704.1
Imaging procedure to show the musculoskeletal system using nuclear radiation (scintigraphy) not specified 3-705.0
Imaging procedure to show the heart by means of radioactivity and computed tomography (SPECT) not specified 3-721.11
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdominal cavity without contrast medium not specified 3-804
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the biliary tract and pancreatic ducts with contrast medium not specified 3-843.0
Surgical opening of the top of the skull not specified 5-010.0x
Surgical opening of the top of the skull not specified 5-010.13
Surgical opening of the top of the skull not specified 5-010.2
Surgical incision of the brain or meninges not specified 5-013.40
Surgical incision into the cerebrospinal fluid spaces not specified 5-022.00
Surgical incision, surgical removal, destruction or closure of blood vessels in the brain or meninges not specified 5-025.3
Insertion of a temporary, artificial tracheal opening not specified 5-311.1
Other operations on the chest not specified 5-349.7
Insertion of a cardiac pacemaker or of a defibrillator not specified 5-377.30
Other operations on blood vessels not specified 5-399.5
Other operations on blood vessels not specified 5-399.7
Surgical insertion of a tube into the stomach through the abdominal wall for artificial feeding not specified 5-431.20
Other operations on the stomach not specified 5-449.d3
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the large intestine not specified 5-452.60
Surgical removal or destruction of diseased tissue in the large intestine not specified 5-452.62
Other operations on the intestine not specified 5-469.e3
Other operations on the intestine not specified 5-469.s3
Other operations on the intestine not specified 5-469.t3
Other operations on the rectum not specified 5-489.d
Surgical opening of the abdominal cavity or tissue lying behind (retroperitoneum) not specified 5-541.1
Surgical procedure on a joint by endoscopy not specified 5-810.1h
Operation on the synovium by endoscopy (arthroscopy) not specified 5-811.2h
Other surgical incision into the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-892.08
Extensive surgical removal of diseased tissue from the skin or subcutaneous tissues not specified 5-895.3a
not specified 5-896.0g
not specified 5-896.1g
Free skin flap grafting [site of removal and nature of the graft] not specified 5-902.5g
Skin grafting from the area around the wound not specified 5-903.5a
Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin not specified 5-916.a0
Use of specific bone substitutes and material for bone augmentation, which are free of allergenic substances not specified 5-931.0
Use of a cardiac pacemaker that can be used in a magnetic resonance tomography unit not specified 5-934.0
Revision operations not specified 5-983
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope not specified 5-984
Treatment procedures requiring dyes not specified 5-989
Premature termination of an operation (operation not carried out completely) not specified 5-995
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.e3
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.e4
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.e5
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.h3
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.h4
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.h5
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 1 of the procedures list not specified 6-001.h9
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 2 of the procedures list not specified 6-002.p3
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 2 of the procedures list not specified 6-002.pb
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 2 of the procedures list not specified 6-002.r3
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 3 of the procedures list not specified 6-003.s2
Administration of medicines in accordance with List 3 of the procedures list not specified 6-003.s3
Administration of medicines according to List 4 of the Catalogue of Procedures not specified 6-004.d
Administration of medicines according to List 5 of the Catalogue of Procedures not specified 6-005.m4
not specified 6-006.61
not specified 6-00d.7
Injection or administration of medicines into the urinary bladder not specified 8-132.3
Insertion, exchange or removal of a ureteral stent not specified 8-137.00
Insertion of a small tube (cannula) or catheter into another organ or tissue for the drainage of fluid not specified 8-148.0
Insertion of a small tube (cannula) or catheter into another organ or tissue for the drainage of fluid not specified 8-148.1
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into the chest with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-152.0
Treatment by the targeted insertion of a needle into the abdominal cavity with subsequent administration or removal of substances, e.g. fluid not specified 8-153
Specific dressing techniques not specified 8-190.31
Radiotherapy with high-energy beams for cancer - high voltage radiotherapy not specified 8-522.91
Treatment of HIV infection with a fixed combination of medicines - HAART not specified 8-548.0
Interdisciplinary measures for early postoperative treatment and early rehabilitation of ill elderly people not specified 8-550.0
Interdisciplinary measures for early postoperative treatment and early rehabilitation of ill elderly people not specified 8-550.1
Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias with electric shocks - defibrillation not specified 8-640.1
Keeping the respiratory tract open by means of a tube through the mouth or nose not specified 8-700.x
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for home use not specified 8-716.00
not specified 8-718.71
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient not specified 8-800.g0
Transfusion of blood, red blood cells or platelets from a donor to a recipient not specified 8-800.g1
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.67
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.j5
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.j9
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.w3
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.w4
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.w5
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.w7
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.w9
Transfusion of blood plasma or plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-810.wc
Transfusion of other plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-812.50
Transfusion of other plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-812.53
Transfusion of other plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-812.60
Transfusion of other plasma components or genetically engineered blood proteins not specified 8-812.61
Treatment by the exchange of the patient-s own blood for a substitute solution not specified 8-820.02
Treatment by the exchange of the patient-s own blood for a substitute solution not specified 8-820.03
Treatment by the exchange of the patient-s own blood for a substitute solution not specified 8-820.26
Treatment of a vessel with access via a tube (catheter) not specified 8-836.0c
Treatment of a vessel with access via a tube (catheter) not specified 8-836.0s
Treatment of a vessel with access via a tube (catheter) not specified 8-836.9h
Treatment of the heart and/or the coronary arteries with access through a tube (catheter) along the blood vessels not specified 8-837.01
Treatment of the heart and/or the coronary arteries with access through a tube (catheter) along the blood vessels not specified 8-837.m4
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.0c
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.24
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.2x
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.c2
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.c3
Additional information on materials used not specified 8-83b.n1
Implantation of drug eluting tubing (stents) in blood vessels not specified 8-841.1c
Procedure for dialysing the blood outside the body with removal of the poison over a concentration gradient - dialysis not specified 8-854.70
Procedure for dialysing the blood outside the body with removal of the poison over a concentration gradient - dialysis not specified 8-854.71
Procedure for dialysing the blood outside the body with removal of the poison over a concentration gradient - dialysis not specified 8-854.72
Blood purification outside the body through a combination of haemofiltration and dialysis not specified 8-855.3
Blood purification outside the body through a combination of haemofiltration and dialysis not specified 8-855.80
Blood purification procedure with detoxification through the peritoneum - peritoneal dialysis not specified 8-857.14
Interdisciplinary management for colonisation or infection with multiresistant germs (pathogens) not specified 8-987.10
Interdisciplinary management for colonisation or infection with multiresistant germs (pathogens) not specified 8-987.12
not specified 8-98f.10
not specified 8-98f.11
not specified 8-98g.12
not specified 8-98g.13
Treatment of disorders of the voice, speech, language or swallowing not specified 9-310
Treatment of disorders of the of the voice, speech, language, swallowing or hearing combined with psychosomatic treatment not specified 9-311
not specified 9-984.a