Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for squamous dysplasia of the oesophagus

Clinical classification codes

Coding recommendations

G14.5 Fibreoptic endoscopic destruction of lesion of oesophagus NEC

Y13.4 Radiofrequency controlled thermal destruction of lesion of organ NOC

Includes: Radiofrequency ablation of lesion of organ NOC

When the examination is not limited to the oesophagus, the following OPCS-4 codes are assigned:

G43.5 Fibreoptic endoscopic destruction of lesion of upper gastrointestinal tract NEC

Y13.4 Radiofrequency controlled thermal destruction of lesion of organ NOC

Includes: Radiofrequency ablation of lesion of organ NOC

Z27.1 Oesophagus

The Clinical Classifications Service has advised NICE that currently these are the most suitable OPCS-4 codes to describe this procedure. The OPCS-4 classification is designed to categorise procedures for analysis and it is not always possible to identify a procedure uniquely.