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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
50451 - Additional Information
Unilateral single event multilevel surgery, for a patient less than 18 years of age with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, comprising 3 or more of the following:
(a) lengthening of a contracted muscle tendon unit or units by tendon lengthening, muscle recession, fractional lengthening or intramuscular lengthening;
(b) correction of muscle imbalance by transfer of a tendon or tendons;
(c) correction of femoral torsion by rotational osteotomy of the femur;
(d) correction of tibial torsion by rotational osteotomy of the tibia;
(e) correction of joint instability by varus derotation osteotomy of the femur, subtalar arthrodesis with synovectomy if performed, or os calcis lengthening;
conjoint surgery, conjoint specialist surgeon, including fluoroscopy and excluding aftercare (H)
(Anaes.) (Assist.)
Fee: $1,397.75 Benefit: 75% = $1,048.35
(See para TN.8.118 of explanatory notes to this Category)
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Category 3 - THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES
TN.8.118
Paediatric Patients - (Items 50450 to 50658)
For the purpose of Medicare benefits a paediatric patient is considered to be a patient under the age of eighteen years, except in those instances where an item provides further specifications (i.e. fracture items for paediatric patients which state "with open growth plates").
Related Items: 50450 50451 50455 50456 50460 50461 50465 50466 50470 50471 50475 50476 50508 50512 50524 50528 50532 50536 50540 50544 50548 50552 50556 50560 50564 50568 50572 50576 50580 50584 50588 50600 50604 50608 50612 50616 50620 50624 50628 50632 50636 50640 50644 50654
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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