Proposals for a further expansion of day surgery in Belgium
Authors: Leroy Roos , Camberlin Cécile , Lefevre Mélanie , Mistiaen Patriek , Van Den Heede Koen , Van de Sande Stefaan , Van de Voorde Carine , Beguin Claire 
Published: January 2025

Table of Contents -- 1. Orthopedic surgery -- APR-DRG 301 Hip Joint Replacement -- APR-DRG 302 Knee Joint Replacement -- APR-DRG 305 Amputation Of Lower Limb, Except Toes -- APR-DRG 309 Hip & Femur Procedures For Nontrauma, Except Joint Replacement -- APR-DRG 310 Intervertebral Disc Excision & Decompression -- APR-DRG 313 Knee & Lower Leg Procedures Except Foot -- APR-DRG 314 Foot & Toe Procedures -- APR-DRG 315 Shoulder, Upperarm & Forearm Procedures -- APR-DRG 316 Hand & Wrist Procedures -- APR-DRG 317 Tendon, Muscle & Other Soft Tissue Procedures -- APR-DRG 320 Other Musculoskeletal System & Connective Tissue Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 2. Abdominal surgery -- APR-DRG 220 Major Stomach, Esophageal & Duodenal Procedures -- APR-DRG 221 Major Small & Large Bowel Procedures -- APR-DRG 222 Other Stomach, Esophageal & Duodenal Procedures -- APR-DRG 223 Other Small & Large Bowel Procedures -- APR-DRG 224 Peritoneal Adhesiolysis -- APR-DRG 225 Appendectomy -- APR-DRG 226 Anal Procedures -- APR-DRG 227 Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal, Femoral & Umbilical -- APR-DRG 228 Inguinal, Femoral & Umbilical Hernia Procedures -- APR-DRG 229 Other Digestive System & Abdominal procedures -- APR-DRG 263 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy -- APR-DRG 264 Other Hepatobiliary & Pancreas, Abdominal Procedures -- APR-DRG 401 Adrenal & Pituitary Procedures -- APR-DRG 403 Procedures For Obesity -- APR-DRG 442 Kidney & Urinary Tract Procedures For Malignancy -- APR-DRG 443 Kidney & Urinary Tract Procedures For Nonmalignancy -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 3. Head and Neck surgery -- APR-DRG 021 Craniotomy Except For Trauma -- APR-DRG 026 Other Nervous System & Related Procedures -- APR-DRG 089 Major Facial Cranial Bone Procedures -- APR-DRG 090 Major Larynx & Tracheal Procedures -- APR-DRG 091 Other Major Head & Neck Procedures -- APR-DRG 092 Facial Bone Procedures Except Major CranialFacial Bone Procedure -- APR-DRG 093 Sinus & Mastoid Procedures -- APR-DRG 095 Cleft Lip & Palate Repair -- APR-DRG 097 Tonsil & Adenoid Procedures -- APR-DRG 098 Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Procedures -- APR-DRG 404 Thyroid, Parathyroid & Thyroglossal Procedures -- APR-DRG 447 Other Kidney, Urinary Tract & Related Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 4. Gynecological surgery -- APR-DRG 226 Anal Procedures -- APR-DRG 510 Pelvic Evisceration, Radical Hysterectomy and Other Radical Gyn -- Procedures -- APR-DRG 511 Uterine & Adnexa Procedures For Ovarian & Adnexal Malignancy -- APR-DRG 512 Uterine & Adnexa Procedures For Non-Ovarian & Non-Adnexal -- Malignancy -- APR-DRG 513 Uterine & Adnexa Procedures For Non-Malignancy Except Leiomyoma -- APR-DRG 514 Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Procedures -- APR-DRG 517 Dilatation & Curettage For Non-Obstetric Diagnoses -- APR-DRG 518 Other Female Reproductive System & Related Procedures -- APR-DRG 519 Uterine & Adnexa Procedures For Leiomyoma -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 5. Urologic surgery -- APR-DRG 442 Kidney & Urinary Tract Procedures For Malignancy -- APR-DRG 443 Kidney & Urinary Tract Procedures For Nonmalignancy -- APR-DRG 445 Other Bladder Procedures -- APR-DRG 446 Urethral & Transurethral Procedures -- APR-DRG 481 Penis Procedures -- APR-DRG 482 Transurethral Prostatectomy -- APR-DRG 483 Testes & Scrotal procedures -- APR-DRG 484 Other Male Reproductive System & Related Procedures -- APR-DRG 514 Female Reproductive System Reconstructive Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 6. Plastic surgery -- APR-DRG 073 Eye Procedures Except Orbital -- APR-DRG 361 Skin Graft For Skin & Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnoses -- APR-DRG 364 Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Related Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 7. Thoracic surgery -- APR-DRG 120 Major Respiratory & Chest Procedures -- APR-DRG 121 Other Respiratory & Chest Procedures -- APR-DRG 171 Permament Cardiac Pacemaker Implant without AMI, Heart Failure Or -- Shock -- APR-DRG 175 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures without AMI -- APR-DRG 176 Cardiac Pacemaker & Defibrillator Device Replacement -- APR-DRG 177 Cardiac Pacemaker & Defibrillator Revision Except Device Replacement -- APR-DRG 180 Other Circulatory System Procedures -- APR-DRG 220 Major Stomach, Esophageal & Duodenal Procedures -- 8. Vascular surgery -- APR-DRG 024 Extracranial Vascular Procedures -- APR-DRG 173 Other Vascular Procedures -- APR-DRG 180 Other Circulatory System Procedures -- APR-DRG 444 Renal Dialysis Access Device Procedure Only -- APR-DRG 447 Other Kidney, Urinary Tract & Related Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 9. Ophtalmic surgery -- APR-DRG 070 Orbital Procedures -- APR-DRG 073 Eye Procedures Except Orbital -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 10. Breast surgery -- APR-DRG 362 Mastectomy Procedures -- APR-DRG 363 Breast Procedures Except Mastectomy -- APR-DRG 364 Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Related Procedures -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s) -- 11. Neurosurgery -- APR-DRG 022 Ventricular Shunt Procedures -- APR-DRG 023 Spinal Procedures -- APR-DRG 026 Other Nervous System & Related Procedures -- APR-DRG 310 Intervetebral Disc Excision & Decompression -- Procedures unrelated to (a) specific APR-DRG(s)