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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
50201 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2004
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023
Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
15 - Orthopaedic
Subheading
16 - Malignant Disease
Incisional biopsy of aggressive or potentially malignant bone or soft tissue tumour, excluding aftercare
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $362.65 Benefit: 75% = $272.00 85% = $308.30
(See para TN.8.209 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.209
Procedure for diagnostic biopsy of bone tumor (Items 50200 and 50201)
- Histological proof of either the benign, the aggressive benign, or the malignant nature of the process should be obtained.
- Histological proof may be obtained in conjunction with items 50203, 50206 or 50209. It may be obtained at the time of the procedure (e.g. by intraoperative frozen section analysis of the tumour tissue).
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- Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
- New - New Item
- NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
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