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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
48245 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Jul-2021
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023
Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
15 - Orthopaedic
Subheading
4 - Bone Grafts
Harvesting and insertion of bone graft (autograft) via separate incisions and at separate surgical fields (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $344.25 Benefit: 75% = $258.20
(See para TN.8.177 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.177
Procedure for bone graft (Items 48245 - 48257)
- Bone grafts may be free, meaning the bone flap is not vascularised.
- Bone harvested with a vascular pedicle would be referred to as a pedicled bone flap.
- Item 48254 covers harvesting and insertion of a pedicled bone flap.
- Item 48254 does not cover free bone flaps, however alternative MBS items may be appropriate, for example 48245 or 48248.
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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