Insertion of a subretinal prosthesis system for retinitis pigmentosa

Clinical classification codes

Coding recommendations

OPCS-4  

C84.8 Other specified other operations on retina

Y02.2 Insertion of prosthesis into organ NOC

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

ICD-10

In addition, the ICD-10 code H35.5 Hereditary retinal dystrophy, which classifies retinitis pigmentosa, may be recorded.