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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
37218 - Additional Information
Prostate, injection into, one or more, excluding insertion of fiduciary markers
(Anaes.)
Fee: $152.20 Benefit: 75% = $114.15 85% = $129.40
(See para TN.8.54 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.54
Fiducial Markers into the Prostate - (Item 37217)
Item 37217 is for the insertion of fiducial markers into the prostate or prostate surgical bed as markers for radiotherapy. The service can not be claimed under item 37218 or any other surgical item.
This item is introduced into the Schedule on an interim basis pending the outcome of an evaluation being undertaken by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC).
Further information on the review of this service is available from the MSAC Secretariat.
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- Assist - Addition/Deletion of (Assist.)
- Amend - Amended Description
- Anaes - Anaesthetic Values Amended
- Emsn - EMSN Change
- Fee - Fee Amended
- Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
- New - New Item
- NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
- Qfe - QFE Change