Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 16003

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

16003

16003 - Additional Information

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

Group
T3 - Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine

Intra-cavitary administration of a therapeutic dose of Yttrium 90 (not including preliminary paracentesis and other than a service to which item 35404, 35406 or 35408 applies or a service associated with selective internal radiation therapy)

(Anaes.)

Fee: $1,562.00 Benefit: 75% = $1,171.50 85% = $1,463.30

(See para TN.3.1 of explanatory notes to this Category)


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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.3.1

Therapeutic Dose of Yttrium 90 - (Item 16003)

This item cannot be claimed for selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT). 

See items 35404, 35406 and 35408 for SIRT using SIR_Spheres (yttrium-90 microspheres).

 

Related Items: 16003 35404 35406 35408


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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