Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy
Summary
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on autologous blood injection for tendinopathy.
Description
Tendonitis is the inflammation of the tendon - the fibrous tissue that connects muscles to bones - which may occur through overuse. In this treatment, blood is taken from the patient (which is sometimes treated in the laboratory) and then re-injected around the affected tendon to supply growth factors that initiate healing.
OPCS4.6 Code(s):
T74.6 Autologous blood injection into tendon
Chapter ‘Z’ site code to identify tendon
Note: OPCS-4 code Y53.2 Approach to organ under ultrasonic control is assigned following T74.6 when performed under ultrasonic guidance.
The NHS Classifications Service of NHS Connecting for Health is the central definitive source for clinical coding guidance and determines the coding standards associated with the classifications (OPCS-4 and ICD-10) to be used across the NHS. The NHS Classifications Service and NICE work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate classification codes are provided. www.connectingforhealth.co.uk/clinicalcoding
Details
Therapeutic procedures
British Orthopaedic Association
The Pain Society
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
British Elbow and Shoulder Society
British Society for Rheumatology
Contact details:
Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA
Links:
This page was last updated: 04 April 2011
