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. 2021 Mar 9;16(3):e0248105. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248105

Table 3. Available operation codes of Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of South Korean for congenital upper limb anomalies (CULA).

Description Codes
Disease specified codes Operation for polydactyly N0251 (construction of tendon or bone), N0252 (others)
Operation for syndactyly N0260
General bone and soft tissue procedures Release of scar contracture N0241
Release of scar contracture and skin graft Full thickness: N0242 (<25 cm2), N0243 (≥25 cm2)
Split thickness (face or joint): N0244 (<25 cm2), N0245 (≥ 25 cm2)
Split thickness (others): N0246 (<25 cm2), N0247 (25–99 cm2), NA241 (100–399 cm2), NA242 (400–899 cm2), NA243 (≥900 cm2)
Release of scar contracture and flap operation N0249
Osteotomy N0302 (upper or lower extremity), N0316 (carpal or tarsal), N0317 (metacarpal, metatarsal, finger, or toe)
Osteotomy and internal fixation N0304 (radius or ulna), N0306 (humerus), N0307 (radius and ulna), N0318 (carpal or tarsal), N0319 (metacarpal, metatarsal, finger, or toe)
Ostectomy N0311
Bone graft N0312
Disarticulation of extremities N0563 (shoulder), N0565 (elbow, wrist, or ankle), N0566 (finger or toe)
Amputation of extremities N0573 (upper arm, forearm, or lower leg), N0574 (hand or foot), N0575 (finger or toe)
Excision of carpal or tarsal bone N0610
Resection arthroplasty N0722 (shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist, or ankle), N0723 (finger or toe)
Arthrodesis N0733 (elbow, wrist, or ankle), N0734 (finger or toe), N0738 (shoulder),
Open reduction of dislocation N0752 (shoulder), N0753 (elbow), N0755 (wrist or ankle), N0756 (finger or toe)
Closed reduction of dislocation N0762 (shoulder), N0763 (elbow or knee), N0764 (wrist, ankle, finger, or toe), N0765 (radial head subluxation)
Mechanical correction for deformity N0792 (deformity of extremity)
Manipulative correction for deformity N0804
Reconstruction of tendon and ligament N0931 (simple: resection, suture, or release), N0932 (complex: graft, transfer, or reconstruction with allograft)
Tenolysis N0941
Vascularized osteocutaneous free flap N1583 (vascularized bone graft), N1584 (vascularized osteocutaneous graft), N1585 (pedicled vascularized bone graft)
Autogenous fat graft or dermofat graft NX021