V

Vagina

• artificial formation of 35565
• compartment repair, anterior 35570
• compartment repair, anterior/posterior 35573
• compartment repair, posterior 35571
• correction of acute inversion of uterus 16570
• CVO 73057
• cytology on specimens from 73057
• dilatation of, as an independent procedure 35554
• fistula, repair or closure of 35596,37029,37333
• hysterectomy 35657,35673
• laser therapy, intraepithelial neoplasia 35539-35545
• MCGR 69312
• microscopy & culture of material from 69312
• orifice, plastic repair to enlarge 35569
• partial or complete removal of 35560
• removal of simple tumour of 35557
• reconstruction, congenital absence/gynatresia 35565
• septum, excision for correction of double vagina 35566
• upper vault prolapse, pelvic floor repair 35595
• upper vault prolapse, sacral colpopexy 35597
• upper prolapse, sacrospinous colpopexy for 35568
• warts, removal under GA or nerve block 35507, 35508

Vaginectomy

• radical, for malignancy 35561,35562,35564

Vaginoplasty

• for congenital adrenal hyperplasia 37851

Vagotomy

Vallecular cysts

• removal of 41813

VALP

Valproate

• (Epilim) 66800

Valve annuloplasty

• heart 38475,38477,38478
• leaflet/s, aortic, decalcification of 38483
• mitral, open valvotomy of 38487
• repair, heart 38480,38481
• replacement, heart 38488,38489

Valvotomy

• for pulmonary stenosis 38456
• open, of mitral valve 38487

Valvuloplasty

• balloon or septostomy 38270

Vancomycin

VAN

Varicella zoster

Varicocele

• surgical correction of 30634,30635

Varicose veins

• injection of sclerosing fluid *
• multiple injections 32500,32501
• operations for 32500-32517

Vas deferens

• operations on 37616-37623

Vasectomy

Vasoactive intestinal peptide

Vasoepididymography

Vasoepididymostomy

• (unilateral) 37616,37619

Vasotomy

Vasovasotomy

VCZ

VDRL

Vein

• access as part of re-operation 35202
• anastomosis, microsurgical 45502
• bypass for venous stenosis or occlusion 34812
• cannulation of, in a neonate 13300
• central, catheterisation 13318,13319
• central, catheterisation, subcutaneous tunnel 34527,34528
• facial, mandibular or lingual, ligation of 52141
• femoral bypass, saphenous vein anastomosis 34809
• graft for priapism 37396
• great, ligation or exploration not otherwise covered 34103
• harvesting, leg/arm, for bypass, not same limb 32760
• harvesting, leg/arm, for patch graft, not same incision 33551
• intra-abdominal, cannulation, infusion chemotherapy 34521
• ligation or exploration not otherwise covered 34106
• patch grafting to 33545,33548
• repair of wound of 33815-33839
• saphenous, cross leg by-pass graft 34806
• scalp, catheterisation of 13300
• stenosis, patch angioplasty for 34815
• thrombectomy of 33810-33812
• transplant to restore valvular function 34821
• umbilical, catheterisation of 13300
• varicose, injection of sclerosing fluid *
• varicose, multiple injections 32500, 32501
• varicose, operations for (see varicose)

Velopharyngeal incompetence

• flap or pharyngoplasty 45716

Vena cava

• caval filter, insertion of 35330
• inferior, operations on 34800,34803

Venepuncture

• for sending blood to Approved Pathologist *

Venereal Disease Researce Laboratory

Venesection

• general *
• therapeutic 13757

Venography

• operative 35200
• selective 60072

Venous anastomosis

• catheterisation, peripheral 35317-35320
• not otherwise covered 32766-32769
• stenosis or occlusion, vein bypass for 34812
• valve, plication or repair to restore competency 34818

Ventilation

• mechanical, intensive care 13857,13881, 13882

Ventral hernia

• following closure exomphalos, repair of 43939
• repair of 30403

Ventricular aneurysm

• assist device, insertion of 38615, 38618
• assist device, removal of, independent 38621, 38624
• augmentation 38766
• chamber, operation for arrhythmia 38518
• myomectomy 38763
• plication of 38506
• puncture 39006
• resection 38507, 38508
• reservoir or external drain, insertion of 39015
• septal defect, closure of 38751
• septal rupture, ischaemic, repair of 38509
• septectomy 38748

Ventriculo-cisternostomy

Ventriculostomy

• third 40012

Vermilionectomy

Version

• external cephalic 16501

Vertebra

• needle biopsy of 30093

Vertebral bodies

• bodies, total or sub-total, excision of 48639
• diseases of, excision & spinal fusion for 48640
• fracture, treatment of 47681-47702
• resection and fusion for congenital scoliosis 48632

Vesical fistula

• cutaneous, operation for 37023

Vesico-intestinal fistula

• closure of 37038

Vesicostomy

• cutaneous, establishment of 37026

Vesicovaginal fistula

• closure of 37029

Vestibular nerve section

• retrolabyrinthine 41596
• translabyrinthine 41593
• via posterior fossa 39500

Vestibuloplasty

• unilaterla or bilateral 45837,52618

Vidian neurectomy

• transantral, with antrostomy 41713

Villus

• chorionic, sampling 16603

VIP

VISC

Viscera

• abdominal, operation involving laparotomy 30387
• pelvic, operation involving laparotomy 30387

Viscosity of blood or plasma

Viscus

• ruptured, simple repair of 30375

Vitamins, quantitation of vitamin A and E

VIT

VITD

Vitamins

• B12 66599
• D 66608
• folate 66599
• products, injection of *
• quantitation of A, B1, B2, B3, B6 C OR E 66605

Vitello intestinal duct

• intestinal remnant, abdominal wall, excision of 43942
• patent, excision of 43945

Vitrectomy

Vitreolysis

• of lens material 42791,42792

Vocal cord

• biopsy of 41849
• removal of nodule or tumour 41852
• teflon injection into 41870

Volvulus

• reduction of 30375

Von Willebrand's factor

Vulva

• biopsy of, with colposcopy 35615
• laser therapy for intraepithelial neoplasia 35539,35542,35545
• wide local excision of suspected malignancy 35536

Vulval warts

• removal under GA or nerve block 35507,35508

Vulvectomy

• hemi 35536
• radical for malignancy 35548

Vulvoplasty

• where medically indicated 35533

VWA

VWF