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This overview shows periods of validity, areas of application and legal foundations for the various versions of OPS (OPS-301); in addition, it also contains references to the publication in the Federal Gazette of the dates that respective version became effective.

Classification of Procedures OPS(-301)

Period of validityClassification of Procedures OPS(-301)Application laid down in SGB VAnnouncement of the version
published in the Federal Gazette
Since 01.01.2025OPS Version 2025, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2025;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2025)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		05.11.2024
01.01.2024-31.12.2024OPS Version 2024, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2024;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2024)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		16.11.2023
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2023OPS Version 2023, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2023;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2023)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		17.11.2022
01.01.2022 - 31.12.2022OPS Version 2022, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2022;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2022)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		 16.11.2021
01.01.2021 - 31.12.2021OPS Version 2021, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2021;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2021)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		 20.11.2020
01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020OPS Version 2020, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2020;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2020)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		24.10.2019
01.01.2019 - 31.12.2019OPS Version 2019, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2019;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2019)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		06.12.2018
01.01.2018 - 31.12.2018OPS Version 2018, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2018;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2018)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		09.11.2017
01.01.2017 - 31.12.2017OPS Version 2017, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2017;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2017)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		27.10.2016
01.01.2016 - 31.12.2016OPS Version 2016, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2016;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2016)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		06.11.2015
01.01.2015 -
31.12.2015 		OPS Version 2015, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2015;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2015)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		05.11.2014
01.01.2014 - 31.12.2014OPS Version 2014, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2014;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2014)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		08.10.2013
01.01.2013 - 31.12.2013OPS Version 2013, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2013;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics2013)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		22.10.2012
01.01.2012 - 31.12.2012OPS Version 2012, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2012;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2012)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		21.09.2011
01.01.2011 - 31.12.2011OPS Version 2011, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301 SGB V: German Encoding Guidelines 2011;
for § 17d KHG: German Encoding Guidelines for Psychiatry/Psychosomatics 2011)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		21.10.2010
01.01.2010 - 31.12.2010OPS Version 2010, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2010)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		02.11.2009
01.01.2009 - 31.12.2009OPS Version 2009, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2009)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		28.10.2008
01.01.2008 - 31.12.2008OPS Version 2008, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2008)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		25.10.2007
01.01.2007 - 31.12.2007OPS Version 2007, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2007)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		01.11.2006
01.01.2006 - 31.12.2006OPS Version 2006, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2006)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)
§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care:
only codes in accordance with appendix 2 of Uniform Assessment Standard (EBM))
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)		26.10.2005
01.01.2005 - 31.12.2005OPS Version 2005 (with supplements from 15.11.2004 und 15.10.2004),
Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2005)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)07.12.2004 und 21.10.2004
01.04.2005 - 31.12.2005§ 295 SGB V (outpatient care)
§ 115b SGB V (outpatient surgery at hospital)
01.01.2004 - 31.12.2004OPS-301 Version 2004, Tabular List and Alphabetical Index
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2004)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)29.09.2003
01.01.2002 - 31.12.2003OPS-301 Version 2.1, Tabular List (since 01.04.2003 extended catalogue)
(for § 301: German Encoding Guidelines 2003 and 2002)		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)08.08.2001
01.01.2001 - 31.12.2001OPS-301 Version 2.0
Tabular List		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)08.11.2000
01.01.1996 - 31.12.2000OPS-301 Version 1.1, Tabular List, as at 21.9.1995 with supplements from 19.02.1996§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)20.02.1996 und 19.09.1995
01.01.1995 - 31.12.1995OPS-301 Version 1.0
Tabular List		§ 301 SGB V (inpatient care)14.10.1994