PROCEDURE (OPCS)

Format/length: an4
HES item:
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Notes:
See PROCEDURE CODING for details on coding.

This is a procedure other than the PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS), carried out and recorded for CDS or HES purposes.

For CDS and HES purposes there may be up to 11 procedures recorded in addition to the PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS). 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
plural PROCEDURES (OPCS)