Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 38477

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

38477

38477 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-1995
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2023
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
6 - Cardio-Thoracic
Subheading
7 - Valvular Procedures

Valve annuloplasty with insertion of ring, other than:

(a) a service to which item 38516 or 38517 applies; or

(b) a service associated with a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 18260, 33824, 38816, 38828 or 45503 applies

(H)

Multiple Operation Rule

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $2,205.10 Benefit: 75% = $1,653.85

(See para TN.8.67, TN.8.213 of explanatory notes to this Category)


Associated Notes

Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.8.67

Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Items - (Items 38470 to 38766, 38817 to 38818)

Items 38470 to 38766 and 38817 to 38818 must be performed using open exposure or minimally invasive surgery which excludes percutaneous and transcatheter techniques unless otherwise stated in the item.

 

Related Items: 38477 38485 38487 38490 38493 38508 38509 38512 38515 38518 38550 38553 38556 38568 38571 38572 38600 38603 38609 38612 38615 38618 38621 38624 38627 38637 38653 38670 38673 38677 38700 38703 38706 38709 38715 38718 38721 38724 38727 38730 38733 38736 38739 38742 38745 38748 38751 38754 38757 38760 38766 38817

Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.8.213

Congenital surgery alternative

For congenital surgery, alternative dissolvable options may be used instead of the insertion of permanent fixed rings which may result in negative long term outcomes.

Related Items: 38477


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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