Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 46159

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

46159

46159 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Jul-2023
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2023
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jul-2024

Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
13 - Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

Midfacial osteotomies, Le Fort II or Le Fort III—conjoint surgery, principal specialist surgeon (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $2,182.85 Benefit: 75% = $1,637.15

(See para CN.0.11 of explanatory notes to this Category)


Associated Notes

Category 7 - CLEFT AND CRANIOFACIAL SERVICES

CN.0.11

Referral of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Services

Benefits are payable for items 75002 to 75621 only where the service has been rendered to a patient who has been referred by letter of referral by a medical practitioner or referring dentist. 

Item 75621 may be claimed in association with items 46150 to 46161 where the service is performed by a practitioner holding a FRACDS (OMS) qualification.

Related Items: 46150 46151 46152 46153 46154 46155 46156 46157 46158 46159 46160 46161 75621


Legend

  • 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