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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
41837 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Dec-1991
Description Updated:
01-Mar-2023
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2024
Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
8 - Ear, Nose And Throat
Complete vertical hemi laryngectomy, involving removal of true and false vocal cords, including tracheostomy. Applicable only once per provider per patient per lifetime (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $1,408.15 Benefit: 75% = $1,056.15
(See para TN.8.258 of explanatory notes to this Category)
Associated Notes
Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.258
Laryngology - (Items 41837 and 41840)
Items 41837 and 41840 may be claimed for both open procedures and endoscopic equivalents. In the case of endoscopic procedures, it is required that the extent of the resection be anatomically equivalent to open procedures excepting resection of thyroid cartilage. This item can only be claimed once per provider, per patient per lifetime.
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- 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