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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.9.4
Benefits Payable Under Item 51309
Medicare benefits are payable under item 51309 for assistance rendered at any operation identified by the word "Assist." or a series or combination of operations identified by the word "Assist." and assistance at a birth involving Caesarean section.
Where assistance is provided at a Caesarean section birth and at a procedure or procedures which have not been identified by the word "Assist.", benefits are payable under item 51306.
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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
51309 - Additional Information
Assistance at a series or combination of operations that include “(Assist.)” and assistance at a birth involving Caesarean section
one fifth of the established fee for the operation or combination of operations (the fee for item 16520 being the Schedule fee for the Caesarean section component in the calculation of the established fee)
(See para TN.9.1, TN.9.4 of explanatory notes to this Category)
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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