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Sentinel lymph node biopsy or biopsies for breast cancer, involving dissection in an axilla, using preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and/or lymphotropic dye injection (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $850.05 Benefit: 75% = $637.55

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy or biopsies for breast cancer, involving dissection along internal mammary chain (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $850.10 Benefit: 75% = $637.60

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Breast, benign lesion up to and including 50 mm in diameter, including simple cyst, fibroadenoma or fibrocystic disease, open surgical biopsy or excision of, with or without frozen section histology (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $311.20 Benefit: 75% = $233.40

(See para TN.8.25, TN.8.280 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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BREAST, ABNORMALITY detected by mammography or ultrasound where guidewire or other localisation procedure is performed, excision biopsy of

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $466.95 Benefit: 75% = $350.25

(See para TN.8.25, TN.8.280 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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Breast, malignant tumour, open surgical biopsy of, with or without frozen section histology (H)

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $415.00 Benefit: 75% = $311.25

(See para TN.8.25, TN.8.280 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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BREAST, TUMOUR SITE, re-excision of following open biopsy or incomplete excision of malignant tumour

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $522.10 Benefit: 75% = $391.60

(See para TN.8.25, TN.8.280 of explanatory notes to this Category)

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Breast, biopsy of solid tumour or tissue of, using a vacuum-assisted breast biopsy device under imaging guidance, for histological examination, if imaging has demonstrated:
(a) microcalcification of lesion; or
(b) impalpable lesion less than one cm in diameter;
including pre-operative localisation of lesion, if performed, other than a service associated with a service to which item 31548 applies

Multiple Operation Rule

Fee: $712.95 Benefit: 75% = $534.75 85% = $608.45

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