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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.92
Escharotomy - (Item 45054)
Benefits are payable once only under Item 45054 for each limb (or chest) regardless of the number of incisions to each of these areas.
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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
45054 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Nov-1999
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2023
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023
Limb or chest, decompression escharotomy of (including all incisions), for acute compartment syndrome secondary to burn (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $358.90 Benefit: 75% = $269.20
(See para TN.8.92 of explanatory notes to this Category)
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- 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