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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
50236 - 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
Treatment of malignant or aggressive bone or soft tissue tumour (or both), by hip disarticulation, shoulder disarticulation or amputation through the proximal one third of the femur (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $1,865.30 Benefit: 75% = $1,399.00
(See para TN.8.176 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.176
Procedure for neoplastic mass lesions - amputation (Items 50233 - 50239)
- The histological diagnosis of the aggressive or malignant nature of the tumour should have been previously documented. The item includes 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.
- A second surgeon may claim additional items used in soft-tissue reconstruction associated with tumour resections.
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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