Corneal endothelial transplantation

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 corneal endothelial transplantation.

Description

Some diseases can effect the clear section at the front of the eye (the cornea), and in particular the layers that help maintain its clarity (the endothelium). This procedure aims to replace only the innermost layers of the cornea with a healthy section from a donor eye without disturbing the overall structure of the cornea. 

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

C44.3 Endothelial graft to cornea

Includes: Endothelial keratoplasty

Y01.4   Alloreplacement of organ from cadaver heart beating NOC

or

Y01.5   Alloreplacement of organ from cadaver heart non-beating NOC

or

Y01.6 Alloreplacement of organ from cadaver NOC

The NHS 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.

_{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.}

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	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: guidance	24 June 2009
	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: guidance (web format)	07 April 2011
	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: understanding NICE guidance	24 June 2009
	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: understanding NICE guidance (large print)	24 June 2009
	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word)	11 December 2009
	IPG304 Trawsblaniad rhan-drwch o'r gornbilen (trawsblaniad endothelaidd): deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	11 December 2009
	IPG304 Corneal endothelial transplantation: consultation comments	24 June 2009
	Corneal endothelial transplantation (interventional procedures consultation)	23 February 2009
	Corneal endothelial transplantation (interventional procedures overview)	23 February 2009