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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
50218 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Dec-1991
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023
Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
15 - Orthopaedic
Subheading
16 - Malignant Disease
Wide excision of malignant or aggressive bone or soft tissue tumour (or both), with reconstruction, replacement or arthrodesis of adjacent joint, by prosthesis, allograft or autograft (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $3,005.25 Benefit: 75% = $2,253.95
(See para TN.8.173, TN.8.175 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.175
Procedure for neoplastic mass lesions - wide excision of bone tumor (Items 50215 - 50224)
- The items include all aspects of the surgical approach, the resection, and the subsequent reconstruction by the same surgeon (as required).
- The resection of a tumour and associated reconstruction includes any bony or soft tissue procedures, except for bone grafting items which may be co-claimed where appropriate.
- A second surgeon may claim additional items used in soft-tissue reconstruction associated with tumour resections.
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- 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