Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 49544

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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

49544

49544 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Jul-2021
Description Updated:
01-Jul-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2023

Group
T8 - Surgical Operations
Subgroup
15 - Orthopaedic
Subheading
12 - Knee

Reconstruction of 2 or more cruciate or collateral ligaments of knee, by open or arthroscopic means, including any of the following (if performed):

(a) ligament repair;

(b) graft harvest donor site repair;

(c) meniscal repair;

(d) any other associated intra-articular surgery;

other than a service associated with a service to which another item of this Schedule applies if the service described in the other item is for the purpose of performing a procedure on the knee by arthroscopic means (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

(Anaes.) (Assist.)

Fee: $1,688.80 Benefit: 75% = $1,266.60


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