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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
45025 - Additional Information
CARBON DIOXIDE LASER OR ERBIUM LASER (not including fractional laser therapy) resurfacing of the face or neck for severely disfiguring scarring resulting from trauma, burns or acne - limited to 1 aesthetic area
(Anaes.)
Fee: $195.20 Benefit: 75% = $146.40 85% = $165.95
(See para TN.8.91 of explanatory notes to this Category)
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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.91
Abrasive Therapy/Resurfacing - (Items 45021 to 45026)
For the purpose of items 45025 and 45026, one aesthetic area is any of the following of the whole face (considered to be divided into six segments): forehead; right cheek; left cheek; nose; upper lip; and chin.
Item 45021 covers abrasive therapy only. For the purpose of this item, abrasive therapy requires the removal of the epidermis and into the deeper papillary dermis. Services performed using a laser are not eligible for benefits under this item.
Items 45025 and 45026 do not cover the use of fractional laser therapy.
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- Anaes - Anaesthetic Values Amended
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- Fee - Fee Amended
- Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
- New - New Item
- NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
- Qfe - QFE Change