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* Payable on an Attendance basis

U

U, UBIL

(66500)

Ulcer

  • corneal, epithelial debridement for (42650)
  • corneal, ionisation of *
  • duodenal, perforated, suture of (30375)
  • gastric, perforated, suture of (30375)
  • other, removal of (31200-31240)
  • peptic, bleeding, control of (30505-30509)
  • peptic, perforated, suture of (30375)

Ulna


Ulnar vessel

  • ligation/exploration not otherwise covered (34106)

Ultrasonic localisation of placenta

  • Doppler technique *

Ultrasound

  • cardiac examination (55130)
  • general (55039)
  • intraoperative, biliary tract (30439)
  • musculoskeletal (55800)
  • obstetric and gynaecological (55712)
  • staging of intra-abdominal tumours (30441)
  • urological (55603)

Umbilical artery

  • catheterisation (13303)
  • granuloma, excision under GA (43948)
  • hernia, repair of (30616-30621)
  • vein catheterisation in a neonate (13300)

Undescended testis


Unstable lie

  • attendances other than routine antenatal (16502)

Upper forearm & elbow


Upper forearm & elbow, leg and knee


Upright tilt table testing for syncope

(11724)

Urachus

  • patent, excision of (37800)

Urate, URAT

(66500)

Urea

(66500)

Ureter

  • brush biopsy of, with cystoscopy (36821)
  • divided, repair of (36573)
  • exploration of (36612)
  • reimplantation of (36588)
  • retrocaval, correction of, by open exposure (36564,36567)
  • transplantation of into another ureter (36597)
  • transplantation of into bladder (36588, 36591)
  • transplantation of into intestine (36594)
  • transplantation of into isolated intestinal segment (36600,36603)
  • transplantation of into skin (36585)

Ureterectomy

(36579)

Ureteric calculus


Ureterolithotomy

(36549)
  • complicated by previous surgery (37444)

Ureterolysis

(36615)

Ureteroplasty

(36618)

Ureteroscopy

(36803, 36806, 36809)

Ureterostomy

  • cutaneous, closure of (36621)
  • revision of (36609)

Urethra

  • cauterisation of (35523)
  • diathermy of (37318)
  • diverticulum, excision of (37372)
  • endoscopic examination with cystoscopy (36812)
  • laser therapy, intraepithelial neoplasia (35539, 35542, 35545)
  • microscopy & culture of material from, MCGR (69312)
  • prolapsed, excision of (37369)
  • ruptured, repair of (37306, 37309)

Urethral

  • abscess, drainage of (30223)
  • caruncle, cauterisation of (35523)
  • caruncle, excision of (35526,35527)
  • dilatation with cystoscopy (36812)
  • diverticulum, excision of (37372)
  • fistula, closure of (37333,37336,37833)
  • pressure profilometry (11906, 11909)
  • prosthesis, with cystoscopy (36811)
  • reconstruction, hypospadias/epispadias (37815, 37827, 37830)
  • sling, division or removal of (37340, 37341)
  • sounds, passage of, as an independent procedure (37300)
  • sphincter, reconstruction of (37375)
  • stricture, dilatation of (37303)
  • stricture, optical urethrotomy for (37327)
  • stricture, plastic repair of (37342-37351)
  • tumour, removal of by urethrectomy (37330)
  • valves, destruction of (37854)
  • warts, cystoscopy for the treatment of (36815)

Urethrectomy

(37330)

Urethrocoele


Urethrography


Urethropexy (Marshall-Marchetti operation)

(35599, 37044)

Urethroplasty

(37342-37351)

Urethroscopy

  • as an independent procedure (37315)
  • with biopsy/diathermy/foreign body/stone (37318)
  • with cystoscopy (36812)
  • with cystoscopy and injection for incontinence (37339)
  • with laser destruction of stone (37318)

Urethrostomy

(37324)

Urethrotomy

  • external or internal (37324)
  • optical, for urethral stricture (37327)

Urgent Attendance After Hours

(597-600)

Urinary

  • conduit or reservoir, endoscopic examination (36860)
  • conduit, revision of (36609)
  • infection, bladder washout test (11921)
  • reservoir, formation of (36606)
  • sphincter, artificial (37381, 37384)
  • sphincter - insertion of pressure regulating balloon, pump (37387)
  • sphincter - revision or removal of (37390)

Urine


Urogenital sinus

  • vaginal reconstruction for (35565)

Uterine

  • adenomyoma, excision of (35649)
  • adhesiolysis, with hysteroscopy (35633)
  • adhesions, laparoscopic division (35638)
  • adnexae, removal, with abdominal hysterectomy (35653)
  • artery embolisation (35410)
  • lavage, (saline flushing) *
  • myomectomy (35649)
  • septum, hysteroscopic resection (35623)
  • tubes, insufflation of, for patency (Rubin test) (35706)

Utero-sacral ligaments

  • laparoscopic division (35638)

Uterus

  • acute inversion, vaginal correction (16570)
  • bicornuate, plastic reconstruction for (35680)
  • curettage of (35639,35640)
  • debulking prior to vaginal hysterectomy (35658)
  • gravid, evacuation of contents (35643)
  • implantation of Fallopian tubes into (35694, 35697)
  • suspension or fixation of (35683, 35684)

UVB therapy

(14050, 14053)

Uvula


Uvulectomy

  • and partial palatectomy (41787)

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

(41786)

Uvulotomy

(41810)
last updated 21 August 2009

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