Format/Length:	See OPCS-4 CODE
National Codes:
Default Codes:

Notes:
PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) is the same as attribute CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION CODE.

PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) is the OPCS Classification of Interventions and Procedures code which is used to identify the primary Patient Procedure carried out.

For the Healthcare Operational Data Flows Data Set: Acute - Current and Healthcare Operational Data Flows Data Set: Acute - Discharge, PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) may be for a Patient Procedure that has been undertaken but might not be the final PRIMARY PROCEDURE (OPCS) in the episode as this may be different on discharge.

For further information on the recording of this item in the Healthcare Operational Data Flows (Acute) Data Set, see the FutureNHS website.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	PRIMARY PROCEDURES (OPCS)