Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
40702 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2017
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2017
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2024
Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
7 - Neurosurgical
Subheading
14 - Epilepsy
Vagus nerve stimulation therapy through stimulation of the left vagus nerve, surgical repositioning or removal of electrical pulse generator inserted for:
(a) management of refractory generalised epilepsy; or
(b) treatment of refractory focal epilepsy not suitable for resective epilepsy surgery
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $181.60 Benefit: 75% = $136.20
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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