Medicare Benefits Schedule - Note TN.8.178

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

TN.8.178

Procedure for bone graft using bone graft substitutes (Item 48257)

‘Other graft substitute’ does not include demineralised bone matrix or bone graft substitutes such as synthetic materials, ceramics (bone void fillers), collagen composites, composite cement materials, bone morphogenetic protein, or recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein.

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

48257

48257 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Jul-2021
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Preparation and insertion of metallic, cortical or other graft substitute (allograft), where substitute is structural cortico-cancellous bone or structural bone (or both), including internal fixation (if performed) (H) 

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $438.75 Benefit: 75% = $329.10

(See para TN.8.177, TN.8.178, TN.8.282 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