NHS Classifications OPCS-4
NHS England publishes and maintains the NHS information standards ICD and OPCS-4 on behalf of the UK. It also produces other products to support the use of these clinical classifications and derivative products.
The NHS England Terminology and Classifications Delivery Service sets the national clinical coding standards for these classifications in England. It is the definitive source for standards and guidance.
OPCS-4 is an NHS approved and mandated information standard:
DAPB0084: OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures
Read more about the OPCS-4 classification on Delen.
Email questions or feedback to information.standards@nhs.net.
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Global Trade Item Number to OPCS-4 code cross reference file
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Global Trade Item Number to OPCS-4 code cross reference file
The Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to OPCS-4 code cross reference file has a GTIN for every OPCS-4 code.
Releases of this item contain the data file and guidance on the creation and management of GTINs for OPCS-4.
OPCS-4 data files
The files are designed for NHS information departments and NHS system suppliers to upload into patient administration systems, and to help data analysts with the comparison of data collected using the current and previous versions of OPCS-4.
The files are neither designed nor intended for training purposes.