Classification
Code
Definition
PEDIATRICS
Pediatric Surgery
PDS
Patients in the pediatric age group requiring
specialized surgery, excluding heart and thoracic
surgery.
NEUROPSYCHIATRY
Psychiatric Intensive Care
MAS
Psychiatric patients requiring intensive ward care,
with special precautions, in a medical treatment
facility capable of providing specialized care for
psychiatric patients.
Nuclear Medicine
RNM
Patients who require diagnostic procedures in
which radionuclides are used or in which treatment
SURGERY
Aural Rehabilitation
SAR
Patients having, or suspected of having, defective
hearing or impairment of hearing to the degree
which will require the use of a hearing aid and who
will require aural rehabilitation.
Hand Surgery
SHA
Patients having, or suspected of having, diseases
or injuries requiring specialized reconstructive
surgery of the hand.
Neurosurgery
SNS
Patient having, or suspected of having, diseases
or injuries to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral
nerves, It includes herniated nucleus pulposus,
causalgia, skull defects, and recent head injuries
for which neurosurgical treatment is indicated.
Ocular Prosthesis
SOC
Patients who require an ocular prosthesis.
Ophthalmology
SOP
Patients having, or suspected of having, diseases
or injuries of the eye requiring specialized
treatment. It includes retinal detachment,
intraocular foreign bodies, neoplasms, and
conditions requiring plastic surgery to the eyelid
and orbit.
MD0752
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