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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.8.58

Transcutaneous Sperm Retrieval - (Item 37605)

Item 37605 covers transcutaneous sperm retrieval for the purposes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (item 13251) for male factor infertility, in association with assisted reproductive technologies. 

Item 37605 provides for the procedure to be performed unilaterally. Where it is clinically necessary to perform the service bilaterally, the multiple operation rule would apply, in accordance with point T8.5 of these Explanatory Notes. 

Where the procedure is carried out under local infiltration as the means of anaesthesia, additional benefit is not payable for the anaesthesia component as this is considered to be part of the procedure.

 

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

37605

37605 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-May-2007
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2013
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Transcutaneous sperm retrieval, unilateral, from either the testis or the epididymis, for the purposes of  intracytoplasmic sperm injection, for male factor infertility, excluding a service to which item 13218 applies.

(Anaes.)

Fee: $411.05 Benefit: 75% = $308.30 85% = $349.40

(See para TN.1.5, TN.8.58 of explanatory notes to this Category)


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  • Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
  • New - New Item
  • NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
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