Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 51900

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Category 4 - ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SERVICES

51900

51900 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2000
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2007
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Group
O3 - General Surgery

WOUND OF SOFT TISSUE, deep or extensively contaminated, debridement of, under general anaesthesia or regional or field nerve block, including suturing of that wound when performed

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $358.90 Benefit: 75% = $269.20 85% = $305.10

(See para ON.4.3 of explanatory notes to this Category)


Associated Notes

Category 4 - ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SERVICES

ON.4.3

Repair of Wound - (Item 51900)

Item 51900 covers debridement of "deep and extensively contaminated" wound.  Benefits are not payable under this item for debridement which would be expected to be encountered as part of an operative approach to the treatment of fractures.

Related Items: 51900


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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