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THORAX AND INTRA THORACIC ORGANS
OPCSDescriptionProcedure CostAnaesthetic Cost
A7621Thorascopic sympathectomy £660.00 £250.00
B1800Thymectomy £680.00 £470.00
E3900Partial excision of trachea including reconstruction £1760.00 £790.00
E4030Tracheoplasty £2055.00 £790.00
E4100Open placement of prosthesis in trachea £610.00 £160.00
E4210Tracheostomy £400.00 £210.00
E4230Insertion of mini-tracheostomy £180.00 £120.00
E4400Carinal resection +/- pneumonectomy £2040.00 £1075.00
E4600Sleeve resection of bronchus or pulmonary artery with pulmonary resection £1730.00 £450.00
E4722Thoracotomy and closure of bronco-pleural fistula £740.00 £246.00
E4800Therapeutic broncoscopy (including laser, cryotherapy, lavage, snare, dilatation of stricture, inser £350.00 £250.00
E4840Dilatation of tracheal stricture including insertion of stent £260.00 £.00
E4850Therapeutic bronchoscopy for removal of foreign body £250.00 £200.00
E5180Diagnostic bronchoscopy +/- biopsy £355.00 £175.00
E5410Total pneumonectomy £1575.00 £550.00
E5430Open lobectomy of lung (including excision of segment) £2000.00 £600.00
E5432VATS lobectomy £900.00 £360.00
E5442VATS wedge resection of lung £675.00 £225.00
E5480Lung resection with resection of chest wall £1880.00 £575.00
E5520Open excision of lesion of lung £1150.00 £550.00
E5532Thoracotomy and lung biopsy as sole procedure £1100.00 £550.00
E5590VATS bullectomy - unilateral £290.00 £150.00
E5591VATS bullectomy - bilateral £455.00 £240.00
E5592VATS lung volume reduction - unilateral £550.00 £285.00
E5593VATS lung volume reduction - bilateral £840.00 £450.00
E5594VATS debridement of empyema £535.00 £185.00
E5700Thoracotomy lung volume reduction - bilateral £1380.00 £610.00
E5702Thoracotomy lung volume reduction - unilateral £840.00 £380.00
E5703Thoracotomy bullectomy - bilateral £1380.00 £610.00
E5704Thoracotomy bullectomy - unilateral +/- pleurodesis in presence of emphesyma £840.00 £380.00
E5705Thoracotomy pleurectomy/pleurodesis +/- ligation of bullae for pneumothorax £720.00 £285.00
E5910Needle biopsy of lung £155.00 £95.00
E5932VATS lung biopsy £400.00 £175.00
E6100Open resection of invasive mediastinal tumour £1300.00 £850.00
E6200VATS excision lesion of mediastinum including thymectomy £620.00 £155.00
E6300Diagnostic endoscopic examination of mediastinum £420.00 £160.00
G0300Sub total oesophagectomy with anastomosis in neck £2050.00 £800.00
G0730Repair of congenital oesophageal atresia (with or without fistula) £1050.00 £745.00
G0740Repair of ruptured oesophagus £1050.00 £745.00
G0922VATS oesophageal/oesophogastric myotomy £620.00 £285.00
G1400VATS excision lesion of oesophagus £550.00 £325.00
G2312Transthoracic repair of paraoesophageal hiatus hernia £840.00 £310.00
K0400Correction of tetralogy of Fallot £2195.00 £1100.00
K0530double switch procedure (arterial & atrial) £2195.00 £1100.00
K0700Correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection £2195.00 £1100.00
K0900Closure of defect of atrioventricular septum using dual prosthetic patches £2195.00 £1100.00
K0930Closure of partial atrioventricular septal defect £2040.00 £1100.00
K1000Closure of defect of interatrial septum £2195.00 £1000.00
K1100Closure of defect of interventricular septum £2195.00 £950.00
K1200Norwood stage 1 procedure £2040.00 £1100.00
K1600Therapeutic transluminal operations on septum of heart £975.00 £850.00
K1680Transluminal closure of septal defect / patent foramen ovale £2035.00 £940.00
K1800Creation of valved cardiac conduit £2410.00 £1005.00
K1850Redo operations for placement of valve to cardiac conduit £2040.00 £1100.00
K2310Excision of cardiac tumour £2195.00 £1100.00
K2340Direct (laser) percutaneous myocardial revascularisation £1750.00 £950.00
K2540Replacement of mitral valve (including valvuloplasty) £2350.00 £935.00
K2542Replacement of mitral valve - redo operation £2400.00 £1200.00
K2580Plastic repair of mitral valve £2600.00 £1000.00
K2600Replacement of aortic valve (including valvuloplasty) £2700.00 £1035.00
K2602Minimally invasive replacement of aortic valve £3050.00 £1000.00
K2610Ross procedure £2040.00 £1100.00
K2612Replacement of aortic valve with homograft or stentless porcine £2040.00 £1100.00
K2613Replacement of aortic valve - redo operation £2400.00 £1100.00
K2700Replacement of tricuspid valve £2195.00 £935.00
K2780Repair of tricuspid valve, e.g. for Ebsteins disease £2040.00 £1100.00
K2800Replacement of pulmonary valve (including valvuloplasty/valvotomy) £2195.00 £915.00
K3100Open valvotomy £2195.00 £935.00
K3210Closed mitral valvotomy £1400.00 £780.00
K3500Therapeutic transluminal operation(s) on valve of heart £905.00 £665.00
K4100Autograft bypass for coronary artery(ies) including harvesting of grafts and endarterectomy £2550.00 £1200.00
K4410Redo of bypass graft for coronary artery(ies) including harvesting of grafts £2600.00 £1300.00
K4880Correction of anomalous coronary arteries £2170.00 £1100.00
K4900Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of coronary artery(ies)(including laser) £1075.00 £540.00
K4902Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of coronary artery(ies) with intravascular ultrasound (includi £975.00 £450.00
K4910Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stent insertion £1300.00 £540.00
K4912Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of coronary artery(ies) with stent insertion and intravascular ultrasound £1500.00 £450.00
K5280Map guided surgery for ventricular arrhythmias (includingmapping) £2555.00 £1100.00
K5330Repair of post infarction ventricular septal defect £2050.00 £950.00
K5380Repair of ventricular aneurysm £1935.00 £935.00
K5530Ventriculoplasty, including ventriculectomy (Batista operation) £2050.00 £950.00
K5710Percutaneous transluminal ablation of atrio-ventricular junction £750.00 £300.00
K5730Ablation of atrial arrhythmia £1575.00 £540.00
K5740Ablation of ventricular arrhythmia £750.00 £300.00
K5750internal cardioversion £496.00 £120.00
K5760Percutaneous pulmonary vein isolation £1800.00 £700.00
K5780Percutaneous transluminal ablation of accessory pathway or selected modification of AV node (including mapping) £1600.00 £700.00
K5810Mapping of conducting system (in isolation)(if above code quoted for Electrophysiology Studies - use £570.00 £240.00
K5811Electrophysiology Studies £650.00 £.00
K6000Cardiac pacemaker system introduced through vein (singlechamber) £700.00 £375.00
K6010Cardiac pacemaker system introduced through vein (dualchamber) £830.00 £375.00
K6015Implantation of Bi-ventricular pacemaker £1200.00 £575.00
K6020Resiting of intravenous cardiac pacemaker system £450.00 £240.00
K6030Replacement of generator for intravenous cardiac pacemakersystem £600.00 £220.00
K6040Removal of pacing system with bypass £2400.00 £775.00
K6080Removal of pacing system without bypass £210.00 £300.00
K6082Removal of pacing system (generator only) £250.00 £190.00
K6100Implantation of automatic cardioverter/defibrillator £1500.00 £325.00
K6510Adult cardiac catheterisation (including coronary arteriography/catheterisation of right/left side of heart/ contrast radiology) £540.00 £275.00
K6520Paediatric cardiac catheterisation (heart/contrast radiology) £495.00 £240.00
K6700Excision of pericardium (heart/contrast radiology) £1225.00 £345.00
K6810Decompression of cardiac tamponade (heart/contrast radiology) £705.00 £340.00
K6820Pericardiocentesis (heart/contrast radiology) £465.00 £200.00
L0110Correction of truncus arteriosus £2315.00 £1005.00
L0200Closed ligation of patent ductus arteriosus £1125.00 £665.00
L0230VATS closure of patent ductus arteriosus £1050.00 £610.00
L0310Percutaneous transluminal prosthetic occlusion of patentductus arteriosus £905.00 £390.00
L0610Formation of atrio-pulmonary connection (or any modification of Fontan type procedure) £1750.00 £610.00
L0620Creation of communication between pulmonary artery and aorta £900.00 £650.00
L0710Creation of shunt from subclavian artery to pulmonary artery £1400.00 £610.00
L0900Formation of cavo-pulmonary shunt (Glenn) £1400.00 £385.00
L1080Open operations/repair of pulmonary artery £1120.00 £650.00
L1240Pulmonary embolectomy £2130.00 £1030.00
L1300Transluminal operations on pulmonary artery £835.00 £470.00
L1810Emergency replacement of aneurysmal segment of ascending aorta £2195.00 £1045.00
L1880Emergency replacement of aneurysmal segment of arch of aorta £2215.00 £1095.00
L1890Emergency replacement of aneurysmal segment of thoracic aorta £2195.00 £1045.00
L1892Immediate repair of aortic dissection (i.e. within two weeks of happening) £1400.00 £900.00
L1910Planned replacement of aneurysmal segment of ascending aorta £2850.00 £1350.00
L1980Planned replacement of aneurysmal segment of arch of aorta £2500.00 £1150.00
L1990Planned replacement of aneurysmal segment of thoracic aorta £2195.00 £1045.00
L1992Delayed repair of aortic dissection (i.e. more than two weeks after happening) £2040.00 £1100.00
L2190Replacement of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms £2195.00 £1045.00
L2290Excision of infected aortic graft with bypass £2195.00 £1045.00
L2302Coarctation repair £1400.00 £550.00
L2303Coarctation repair involving prosthetic graft £1800.00 £550.00
L2350Redo procedures on ascending aorta and proximal descending aorta £2040.00 £1100.00
L2360Repair of interrupted aortic arch £2040.00 £1100.00
L2382Aortic root replacement with valve conduit or homograft and/or remodelling £2600.00 £1200.00
L2560Percutaneous or open placement of intra-aortic balloon (including subsequent removal) £600.00 £180.00
L4292Reconstruction of transplant renal artery £1400.00 £450.00
L5922Femoro-popliteal bypass using prosthesis £1365.00 £540.00
L5923Femoro-popliteal bypass using vein £1365.00 £540.00
L5924Femoro-popliteal bypass using vein cuff/patch £1365.00 £470.00
L5950Femoro-distal calf bypass using prosthesis ± vein cuff/patch £1365.00 £470.00
L5960Femoro-distal calf bypass using vein £1365.00 £470.00
T0110Thoracoplasty £835.00 £310.00
T0132Excision of chest wall tumour - with chest wall reconstruction £1020.00 £300.00
T0133Excision of chest wall tumour - without chest wall reconstuction £700.00 £275.00
T0210Correction of pectus deformity of chest wall £1035.00 £300.00
T0212Secondary correction of scoliosis-related chest wall deformity (posterior costoplasty) (as sole proc £840.00 £270.00
T0320Exploratory thoracotomy £550.00 £275.00
T0710Decortication of pleura or lung £1135.00 £430.00
T0810Resection of rib and open drainage of pleural cavity £575.00 £245.00
T0910Open excision/biopsy of lesion of pleura £1035.00 £300.00
T1030VATS pleurodesis/pleurectomy £850.00 £290.00
T1032Thoracoscopy and drainage and chemical pleurodesis £350.00 £150.00
T1100Thoracoscopy (+/- biopsy) pleura/lung £400.00 £195.00
T1220Drainage of pleural cavity £200.00 £100.00
T1240Insertion of tube drain into pleural cavity £210.00 £95.00
T1300Introduction of substance into pleural cavity with chest drain £160.00 £85.00
T1410Biopsy of pleura £185.00 £100.00
T1500Repair of rupture of diaphragm £1025.00 £430.00
T1620Plication of paralysed diaphragm £730.00 £365.00
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