View Related Items
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.10.13
Anaesthesia in Connection with a Procedure not Identified as Attracting a Medicare Benefit for Anaesthesia - (Item 21997)
Payment of benefit for Item 21997 is not restricted to the service being performed in connection with a surgical service in Group T8. Item 21997 may be performed with any item in the Medicare Benefits Schedule that has not been identified as attracting a Medicare benefit for anaesthesia (including attendances) in circumstances where anaesthesia is considered clinically necessary.
Related Items: 21997
Related Items
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
21997 - Additional Information
INITIATION OF MANAGEMENT OF ANAESTHESIA in connection with a procedure covered by an item that does not include the word "(Anaes.)", other than a service to which item 21965 or 21992 applies, if there is a clinical need for anaesthesia
(4 basic units)
Fee: $87.20 Benefit: 75% = $65.40 85% = $74.15
(See para TN.10.13 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Legend
- 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