Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 42752

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

42752

42752 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Dec-1991
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2012
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
9 - Ophthalmology

GLAUCOMA, insertion of drainage device incorporating an extraocular reservoir for, such as a Molteno device

Multiple Operation Rule

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $1,473.25 Benefit: 75% = $1,104.95

(See para TN.8.83 of explanatory notes to this Category)


Associated Notes

Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.8.83

Insertion of drainage device for glaucoma (Item 42752)

Item 42752 provides for the insertion of a drainage device for the treatment of glaucoma patients who are at high risk of failure of trabeculectomy (such as patients who have aggressive neovascular glaucoma or extensive conjunctival scarring); have iridocorneal endothelial syndrome; inflammatory (uveitic) glaucoma; or aphakic glaucoma.

Related Items: 42752


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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