Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 41618

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

41618

41618 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-May-2017
Description Updated:
01-May-2017
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2024

Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
8 - Ear, Nose And Throat

Middle ear implant, partially implantable, insertion of, via mastoidectomy, for patients with: 

(a) stable sensorineural hearing loss; and

(b) outer ear pathology that prevents the use of a conventional hearing aid; and

(c) a PTA4 of less than 80 dBHL; and

(d) bilateral, symmetrical hearing loss with PTA thresholds in both ears within 20 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) of each other; and

(e) speech perception discrimination of at least 65% correct for word lists with appropriately amplified sound; and

(f) a normal middle ear; and

(g) normal tympanometry; and

(h) on audiometry, an air‑bone gap of less than 10 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) across all frequencies; and

(i) no other inner ear disorders

 

Multiple Operation Rule

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $2,138.30 Benefit: 75% = $1,603.75


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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