Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 14) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1979 No. 233

REGULATIONS UNDER THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 19731

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of October 1979.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

RALPH J. HUNT

Minister of State for Health

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HEALTH INSURANCE (VARIATION OF FEES AND MEDICAL SERVICES) (No. 14) REGULATIONS

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 14) Regulations.

Commencement

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 1979.

Repeal

3. Statutory Rules 1977 No. 247; 1978 Nos. 96, 206 and 291; and 1979 Nos. 14, 35 and 76 are repealed.

Variation of table of medical services

4. The table of medical services, including rules of interpretation for the interpretation of that table, in the Schedule is prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 4 (2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

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RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE TABLE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

1. Where an item in Part 1, in Division 3 of Part 3 or in Part 4 of the table includes the symbol “(S)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered by a specialist in the practice of his specialty.

2. Where an item in Part 1, in Division 3 of Part 3 or in Part 4 of the table includes the symbol “(G)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered otherwise than by a specialist in the practice of his specialty.

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3. Where an item, other than an item in Part 1, in Division 3 of Part 3 or in Part 4 of the table, includes the symbol “(S)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered by a specialist in the practice of his specialty to a patient who has been referred to him.

4. Where an item, other than an item in Part 1, in Division 3 of Part 3 or in Part 4 of the table, includes the symbol “(G)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered otherwise than by a specialist in the practice of his specialty to a patient who has been referred to him.

5. A reference in rule 3 or 4 or in Part 1 of the table to the referring of a patient to a specialist shall be read as a reference to a referring by a medical practitioner and—

(a) where the specialist concerned is an ophthalmologist—shall be read as including a reference to a referring by a registered optometrist or by a registered optician; and

(b) where a referring arises out of a dental service rendered to the person who has been referred—shall be read as including a reference to a referring by a dental practitioner.

6. A reference in item 955 to venepuncture and the collection of blood for the performance by an approved pathology practitioner of a pathology service shall not be read as a reference to that procedure where—

(a) any of the blood collected is used in the rendering of a medical service specified in an item in Part 7 by a member of a group of medical practitioners of whom the medical practitioner who collected the blood is a member;

(b) the procedure is performed—

(i) in respect of a person who is, at the time the procedure is performed, an inpatient of a private hospital or a recognized hospital; or

(ii) in the course of the provision of an outpatient service at a private hospital or a recognized hospital; or

(c) in the rendering of the procedure—

(i) any equipment of a private hospital, a recognized hospital or a prescribed establishment is used; or

(ii) any member of the staff of a private hospital, a recognized hospital or a prescribed establishment participates.

7. (1) In rule 6 and in item 955 “ pathology service ”means a medical service specified in an item in Part 7, not being item 1504, 1505, 1511, 1512, 1516 or 1517 or an item in Division 9 of that Part.

(2) In rule 6 “ prescribed establishment ”means—

(a) a laboratory or medical centre operated by the Commonwealth;

(b) a laboratory or medical centre operated by a State or an authority of a State;

(c) a laboratory or medical centre operated by the Northern Territory of Australia;

(d) a laboratory or medical centre operated by the Capital Territory Health Commission;

(e) a laboratory or medical centre operated by an Australian University; or

(f) a laboratory or medical centre (not being a laboratory or medical centre referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e) inclusive) operated on a non-profit basis.

8. Where an item in Part 7 includes the symbol “ (SP) ”, the item shall be taken to relate to a pathology service to which paragraph 16a (1) (a) applies when rendered by or on behalf of an approved pathology practitioner who—

(a) is a recognized pathologist; or

(b) employs a recognized pathologist by whom, or under whose supervision, the service is rendered,

other than a pathology service—

(c) rendered in pursuance of a request made in the course of the provision of an outpatient service at a recognized hospital;

(d). rendered in pursuance of a request made in respect of a person who was, at the time that the request was made, a private patient in a recognized hospital; or

(e) in the rendering of which—

(i) any pathology equipment of a recognized hospital or a laboratory included in a prescribed class of laboratories is used; or

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(ii) any member of the staff of a recognized hospital or a laboratory included in a prescribed class of laboratories participates.

9. In rule 8 “ recognized pathologist ” means a medical practitioner who, by reason of a determination under section 61, is to be recognized for the purposes of the Act as a specialist in the specialty of pathology.

10. Where an item in Part 7 includes the symbol “ (HP) ”, the item shall be taken to relate to a pathology service—

(a) to which paragraph 16a (1) (a) or (b) applies when rendered—

(i) in the case of a service to which paragraph 16a (1) (a) applies—in pursuance of a request made in respect of a person who was, at the time that the request was made, a private patient in a recognized hospital; or

(ii) in the case of a service to which paragraph 16a (1) (b) applies—in respect of a patient who is a private patient in a recognized hospital; and

(b) in the rendering of which—

(i) any pathology equipment of a recognized hospital or a laboratory included in a prescribed class of laboratories is used; or

(ii) any member of the staff of a recognized hospital or a laboratory included in a prescribed class of laboratories participates.

11. For the purposes of rules 8 and 10, each of the following classes of laboratories is a prescribed class of laboratories:

(a) laboratories operated by the Commonwealth;

(b) laboratories operated by a State or an authority of a State;

(c) laboratories operated by the Northern Territory of Australia;

(d) laboratories operated by the Capital Territory Health Commission;

(e) laboratories operated by an Australian University.

12. Where an item in Part 7 includes the symbol “ (OP) ” the item shall be taken to relate to—

(a) a pathology service to which paragraph 16a (1) (a) or (b) applies other than a service included in an item that includes the symbol “ (SP) ” or “ (HP) ”; or

(b) a pathology service rendered outside Australia.

13. Each item in Division 9 of Part 7 shall be taken to relate to a pathology service to which paragraph 16a (1) (c) applies.

14. Where an item in Part 9a includes the symbol “ (HR) ” the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered with the use of any computerised axial tomography equipment of a recognized hospital or a radiology unit included in a prescribed class of radiology units.

15. Where an item in Part 9a includes the symbol “ (OR) ”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered otherwise than with the use of any computerised axial tomography equipment of a recognized hospital or a radiology unit included in a prescribed class of radiology units.

16. For the purposes of rules 14 and 15, each of the following classes of radiology units is a prescribed class of radiology units:

(a) radiology units operated by the Commonwealth;

( b) radiology units operated by a State or an authority of a State;

(c) radiology units operated by the Northern Territory of Australia;

(d) radiology units operated by the Capital Territory Health Commission;

(e) radiology units operated by an Australian University. “.

17. Where an item includes the symbol “ (D) ”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered in an operating theatre of a hospital in the course of dental practice by a dental practitioner approved by the Minister for the purposes of the definition of “ professional service ” in sub-section 3 (1).

18. A reference in an item in Division 1 of Part 3 of the table to the administration of an anaesthetic shall be read as a reference to the administration of an anaesthetic by a medical practitioner other than a specialist anaesthetist.

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19. A reference in an item in Division 2 of Part 3 of the table to the administration of an anaesthetic shall be read as a reference to the administration of an anaesthetic by a specialist anaesthetist.

20. A reference in an item in Division 3 of Part 3 of the table to the administration of an anaesthetic shall be read as a reference to the administration of an anaesthetic in connexion with a dental service other than a service that is a prescribed medical service for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of “ professional service ” in sub-section 3(1).

21. A reference in item 180 to the proclaimed date shall be read as a reference to the date fixed for the purposes of section 10.

22. Where–

(a) a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed to apply in relation to one procedure) that includes the symbol “ (SP) ”;

(b) a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed to apply in relation to one procedure) that includes the symbol “ (HP )”; or

(c) a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed to apply in relation to one procedure) that includes the symbol “ (OP) ”,

is rendered in respect of a person by or on behalf of an approved pathology practitioner in pursuance of a request, made on a day, addressed to that approved pathology practitioner (in this rule referred to as “ the first-mentioned approved pathology practitioner ”)—

(d) by the practitioner who determined that the procedure was necessary; or

(e) by another approved pathology practitioner who is not the practitioner who determined that the procedure was necessary,

being the only such request in respect of a procedure of that kind, or any other kind described in that item, made on that day in respect of that person to the first-mentioned approved pathology practitioner by that practitioner or that other approved pathology practitioner, that procedure shall be treated as one service consisting of that procedure.

23. Where–

(a) 2 or more procedures each of which is a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed, whether directly or indirectly, to apply to that number of procedures) that includes the symbol “ (SP) ”;

(b) 2 or more procedures each of which is a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed, whether directly or indirectly, to apply to that number of procedures) that includes the symbol “ (HP) ”; or

(c) 2 or more procedures each of which is a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed, whether directly or indirectly, to apply to that number of procedures) that includes the symbol “ (OP) ”,

are rendered in respect of a person by or on behalf of an approved pathology practitioner in pursuance of a request, or requests made on the one day, addressed to that approved pathology practitioner—

(d) by the practitioner who determined that the procedures were necessary; or

(e) by another approved pathology practitioner who is not the practitioner who determined that the procedures were necessary,

those procedures shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be treated as one service consisting of those procedures.

24. Where–

(a) a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed to apply in relation to one procedure) that includes the symbol “ (OP) ” or “ (HP) ” being a procedure determined on a day to be necessary by an approved pathology practitioner (being a medical practitioner) or by an employee (being a medical practitioner) of an approved pathology practitioner in the course of that employment, is rendered in respect of a person by or on behalf of that approved pathology practitioner; and

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(b) that procedure is the only procedure of that kind, or any other kind described in that item, that was so determined on that day to be necessary in respect of that person by that approved pathology practitioner, that employee or any other employee (being a medical practitioner) of that approved pathology practitioner,

that procedure shall be treated as one service consisting of that procedure.

25. Where 2 or more procedures each of which is a procedure of one of 2 or more kinds of procedure described in an item in Part 7 (being an item that is expressed, whether directly or indirectly, to apply to that number of procedures) that includes the symbol “ (OP) ” or “ (HP) ” being procedures determined on the one day to be necessary by an approved pathology practitioner (being a medical practitioner) or by an employee (being a medical practitioner) of an approved pathology practitioner in the course of that employment, are rendered in respect of a person by or on behalf of that approved pathology practitioner, those procedures shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be treated as one service consisting of those procedures.

26 Where–

(a) a procedure of one of the kinds of procedure described in item 2334 is rendered in respect of a person (in this rule referred to as “ the first-mentioned person ”) by or on behalf of a medical practitioner other than an approved pathology practitioner (in this rule referred to as “the first-mentioned practitioner”) and—

(i) the procedure was determined to be necessary by the first-mentioned practitioner; or

(ii) the procedure was rendered in pursuance of a request made by the person who determined that the procedure was necessary, being a medical practitioner (other than an approved pathology practitioner) who, at the time the request was made, was a member of a group of practitioners of which the first-mentioned practitioner was then a member; and

(b) that procedure is the only procedure of that kind, or any other kind included in that item, that, on the day on which the procedure was determined to be necessary or on which the request for the procedure was made, as the case may be, was—

(i) so determined to be necessary in respect of the first-mentioned person by the first-mentioned practitioner; or

(ii) so requested in respect of the first-mentioned person by a medical practitioner (other than an approved pathology practitioner) who, on that day, was a member of a group of practitioners of which the first-mentioned practitioner was then a member,

that procedure shall be treated as one service consisting of that procedure.

27. Where–

(a) 2 or more procedures each of which is a procedure of one of the kinds of procedure described in item 2335 or 2336 are rendered in respect of a person by or on behalf of a medical practitioner other than an approved pathology practitioner (in this rule referred to as “ the first-mentioned practitioner ”);

(b) each of the procedures was—

(i) determined to be necessary by the first-mentioned practitioner; or

(ii) rendered in pursuance of a request made by the person who determined that the procedure was necessary, being a medical practitioner (other than an approved pathology practitioner) who, at the time the request was made, was a member of a group of practitioners of which the first-mentioned practitioner was then a member; and

(c) each of the procedures was so determined to be necessary, or so requested, on the one day,

those procedures shall be treated as one service consisting of those procedures.

28. In rules 22 to 27 (inclusive), “ procedure ” includes an assay, an estimation and a test.

29. A reference in a column in an item referred to in a paragraph of this rule to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of the fee set out in that column in the item that relates to a radiographic examination of the kind referred to in the first-mentioned item and—

(a) in the case of item 2732-$9.90;

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(b) in the case of item 2782-$ 10.60; or

(c) in the case of item 2798-$6.20,

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

30. A reference in a column in an item referred to in a paragraph of this rule to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of the fee set out in that column in the item that relates to a course of radiotherapy treatment of the kind referred to in the first-mentioned item when given to one field only and—

(a) in the case of item 2863—$2.40 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(b) in the case of item 2867 or 2877—$3.10 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(c) in the case of item 2881 —$3.50 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(d) in the case of item 2889—$4.60 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields; or

(e) in the case of item 2893—$6.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields,

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

31. A reference in a column in an item referred to in a paragraph of this rule to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of the fee set out in that column in the item that relates to treatment by a single dose of radiotherapy of the kind referred to in the first-mentioned item when given to one field only and—

(a) in the case of item 2871—$6.00 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(b) in the case of item 2885—$7.80 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields; or

(c) in the case of item 2897—$ 10.60 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields,

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

32. A reference in a column in item 2955 to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to one-fifth of the fee or the aggregate of the fees in respect of which the medical benefit payable under the Act in relation to the operation or series or combination of operations for the professional services of the practitioner to whom the assistance was rendered is calculated and an amount equal to the amount so referred to shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

33. A reference in a column in an item referred to in a paragraph of this rule to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of the fee set out in that column in the item that relates to a dislocation or fracture of the kind treated and—

(a) in the case of item 7483,7809, 7812,7817 or 7818-one-half of that fee;

(b) in the case of item 7803,7804,7847 or 7849-one-third of that fee; or

(c) in the case of item 7823 or 7824—three-quarters of that fee,

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

34. A reference in a column in item 482 or 553 to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of—

(a) the fee set out in the column of the item relating to the administration of an anaesthetic that is referred to in the item relating to a dislocation of the kind treated (being an item relating to a dislocation that is included in items 7397 to 7472); and

(b) one-half of the fee referred to in paragraph (a),

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

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35. A reference in a column in item 484 or 556 to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of—

(a) the fee set out in the column of the item relating to the administration of an anaesthetic that is referred to in the item relating to a fracture of the kind treated (being an item relating to a fracture that is included in items 7505 to 7798); and

(b) one-half of the fee referred to in paragraph (a),

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

36. A reference in a column in item 483 or 554 to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of—

(a) the fee set out in the column of the item relating to the administration of an anaesthetic that is referred to in the item relating to a fracture of the kind treated (being an item relating to a fracture that is included in items 7505 to 7798); and

(b) one-third of the fee referred to in paragraph (a),

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

37. A reference in a column in item 485 or 557 to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of—

(a) the fee set out in the column of the item relating to the administration of an anaesthetic that is referred to in the item relating to a fracture of the kind treated (being an item relating to a fracture that is included in items 7505 to 7798); and

(b) three-quarters of the fee referred to in paragraph (a),

and an amount equal to that aggregate shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

38. A reference in a column in an item referred to in a paragraph of this rule to an amount under this rule shall be read as a reference to an amount equal to—

(a) in the case of item 7828, 7831, 7834 or 7836—one-half of the fee set out in that column in the item that would, but for the first-mentioned item, relate to the reduction effected;

(b) in the case of item 7839 or 7841—the fee set out in that column in the item that would, but for that first-mentioned item, relate to the reduction effected; of

(c) in the case of item 7844—the fee set out in that column in the item that relates to a simple and uncomplicated fracture of the part treated,

and an amount equal to the amount so referred to shall be deemed to be set out in that column in the place of that reference.

TABLE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
PART 1 -PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCES NOT COVERED BY AN ITEM IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE SCHEDULE
3	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 4-each attendance	7.40	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
4	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)-each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday	13.00	12.40	12.40	12.40	12.40	12.40
14	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 19—each attendance...................................................	10.20	9.50	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.50
19	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday...............	15.60	14.60	14.40	14.40	14.40	14.60
25	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 26—each attendance...................................................	19.40	18.00	17.40	17.40	17.40	18.00
26	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday...............	24.50	23.50	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.50
33	Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 35—each attendance.............	29.00	27.50	26.50	26.50	26.50	27.50

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$			$		$		$
35		Professional attendance at consulting rooms of more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday		35.00		33.00		32.50	32.50		32.50		33.00
43		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 44—each attendance.........		11.40		10.40		10.40	10.40		10.40		10.40
44		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a pub-he holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday		16.80		16.00		16.00	16.00		16.00		16.00
51		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 53—each attendance...................................		14.80		14.00		13.80	13.80		13.80		14.00
53		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday		21.00		19.40		19.20	19.20		19.20		19.40
57		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 59—each attendance...................................		24.50		24.00		23.50	23.50		23.50		24.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service			N.S.W.	Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.			Tas.
$	$		$		$		$			$
59		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 25 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday	30.00			29.00		28.50		28.50		28.50	29.00
65		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 66—each attendance.............	35.00			33.00		33.00		33.00		33.00	33.00
66		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)-each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday	40.00			39.00		37.00		37.00		37.00	39.00
69		Professional attendance at a hospital or nursing home (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 71—each attendance when only one patient is seen	14.80			14.00		13.80		13.80		13.80	14.00
71		Professional attendance at a hospital or nursing home (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, when only one patient is seen	21.00			19.40		19.20		19.20		19.20	19.40
72		Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—an attendance on two patients in the one hospital on the one occasion—at a time other than a time covered by item 74—each patient..........................	10.20			9.50		9.00		9.00		9.00	9.50

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$		$		$			$	$	$
74		Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—an attendance on two patients in the one hospital on the one occasion—each attendance on a public holiday, on a Sunday, before 8 a.m. or after 1 p.m. on a Saturday or at any time other than between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on a day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—each patient		14.40		13.60		13.20	13.20		13.20		13.60
75		Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—an attendance on three or more patients in the one hospital on the one occasion-each patient....................		10.20		9.50		9.00	9.00		9.00		9.50
76		Professional attendance at a nursing home (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—an attendance on two patients in the one nursing home on the one occasion—each patient...........		8.80		8.20		8.00	8.00		8.00		8.20
78		Professional attendance at a nursing home (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)—an attendance on three or more patients in the one nursing home on the one occasion—each patient		7.40		7.00		7.00	7.00		7.00		7.00
82		Pre-operative examination of a patient in preparation for the administration of an anaesthetic, being an examination carried out at an attendance other than that at which the anaethetic is administered (G)		10.20		9.50		9.00	9.00		9.00		9.50
85		Pre-operative examination of a patient in preparation for the administration of an anaesthetic, being an examination carried out at an attendance other than that at which the anaesthetic is administered (S)		14.60		13.80		13.80	13.80		13.80		12.20
88		Professional attendance by a specialist in the practice of his specialty where the patient is referred to him—an attendance (other than a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment) where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		29.00		27.50		27.50	27.50		27.50		24.00
94		Professional attendance by a specialist in the practice of his specialty where the patient is referred to him—each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...............		14.60		13.80		13.80	13.80		13.80		12.20

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
100		Professional attendance by a specialist in the practice of his specialty where the patient is referred to him—an attendance (other than a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment) where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...........................................		42.50		40.00		40.00		40.00		40.00		36.50
103		Professional attendance by a specialist in the practice of his specialty where the patient is referred to him—each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		27.50		27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00		24.50
110		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance (other than a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment) where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		51.00		47.00		47.00		47.00		47.00		47.00
116		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...............		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50
122		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance (other than a second or subsequent attendance in a single course of treatment) where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...........................................		63.00		59.00		59.00		59.00		59.00		59.00
128		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		38.00		38.00		38.00		38.00		38.00		38.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service			N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
134		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of not more than 15 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	14.60		13.80		13.80		13.80		13.80		13.80
136		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 15 minutes duration but not more than 30 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home....	29.00		27.50		27.50		27.50		27.50		27.50
138		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 30 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home....	44.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00
140		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 45 minutes duration but not more than 60 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home....	59.00		55.00		55.00		55.00		55.00		55.00
142		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 60 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	73.00		69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00
144		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of not more than 15 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...............................	27.50		27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
146		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 15 minutes duration but not more than 30 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		42.50		40.00		40.00		40.00		40.00		40.00
148		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 30 minutes duration but not more than 45 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		58.00		54.00		54.00		54.00		54.00		54.00
150		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner-an attendance of more than 45 minutes duration but not more than 60 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		71.00		68.00		68.00		68.00		68.00		68.00
152		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner—an attendance of more than 60 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...........................................		86.00		82.00		82.00		82.00		82.00		82.00
160		Professional attendance for a period of not less than 1 hour but less than 2 hours on a patient in a critical condition that requires constant attention to the exclusion of all other patients.......................................		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00
161		Professional attendance for a period of not less than 2 hours but less than 3 hours on a patient in a critical condition that requires constant attention to the exclusion of all other patients.......................................		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
162		Professional attendance for a period of not less than 3 hours but less than 4 hours on a patient in a critical condition that requires constant attention to the exclusion of all other patients.......................................

93.00 93X)0 93.00 93.00 93.00 93.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service			N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
163		Professional attendance for a period of not less than 4 hours but less than 5 hours on a patient in a critical condition that requires constant attention to the exclusion of all other patients.......................................	118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00
164		Professional attendance for a period of 5 hours or more on a patient in a critical condition that requires constant attention to the exclusion of all other patients	142.00		142.00		142.00		142.00		142.00		142.00
Professional Attendances by Participating Optometrists
180		Professional attendance by a participating optometrist—an attendance that is the sole or first attendance in a single course of attention that commenced on or after the proclaimed date, being..................
(a) the first or only course of attention of the patient by a participating optometrist since the proclaimed date; or
(b) the second or a subsequent course of attention of the patient by a participating optometrist since the proclaimed date, being a course of attention commencing not earlier than 12 months after the commencement of the preceding course of attention	20.00		20.00		20.00		20.00		20.00		20.00
182		Professional attendance by a participating optometrist—an attendance (not being an attendance covered by item 186) that is the second attendance in a single course of attention in respect of which the first attendance is covered by item 180.............................................	10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00
184		Professional attendance by a participating optometrist—an attendance (not being an attendance covered by item 186) that is the third or a subsequent attendance in a single course of attention of a patient, who, in the professional opinion of the attending optometrist, has a need for that attendance, being a course of attention in respect of which the first attendance is covered by item 180	10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00		10.00
186		Professional attendance by a participating optometrist—all attendances after the first, being those attendances regarded as a single service, in a single course of attention involving the prescription and fitting of contact lenses, being a course of attention in respect of which the first attendance is covered by item 180 .....................	100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$		$	$			$
PART 2-OBSTETRICS
Division 1—General
190		Antenatal care (not including any service or services covered by item 200 or 207 or by any item in Division 2) where the attendances do not exceed ten—each attendance		10.20		9.50		9.00	9.00		9.00	9.50
192		Antenatal care (not including any service or services covered by item 200 or 207 or by any item in Division 2) where the attendances exceed ten..................		102.00		95.00		90.00	90.00		90.00	95.00
194		Confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including any service or services covered by item 200 or 207 or by any item in Division 2) where the medical practitioner has not given the antenatal care (G)...........		88.00		79.00		79.00	68.00		68.00	68.00
196		Confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including any service or services covered by item 200 or 207 or by any item in Division 2) where the medical practitioner has not given the antenatal care (S)............		130.00		98.00		98.00	88.00		88.00	88.00
198		Confinement as an independent procedure, including all related attendances (S).............................		88.00		79.00		79.00	79.00		79.00	79.00
200		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for 9 days (not including services covered by Division 2) (G)		148.00		136.00		130.00	118.00		118.00	118.00
207		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for 9 days (not including services covered by Division 2) (S)		196.00		168.00		148.00	168.00		148.00	136.00
208		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for 9 days with mid-cavity forceps or vacuum extraction, breech delivery or management of multiple delivery (including any service or services covered by item 295, 298 or 360 where performed at the time of delivery but not including any other service or services covered by Division 2) (G)		210.00		186.00		174.00	170.00		160.00	158.00
209		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for 9 days with mid-cavity forceps or vacuum extraction, breech delivery or management of multiple delivery (including any service or services covered by item 295, 298 or 360 where performed at the time of delivery but not including any other service or services covered by Division 2) (S)		255.00		215.00		192.00 :	H5.00		192.00	176.00
Division 2—Special Services
211		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (G)		171.00		159.00		153.00	141.00		141.00	141.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
213	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (S)		219.00		191.00		171.00		191.00		171.00		159.00
216	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (G).............................		205.00		193.00		187.00		175.00		175.00		175.00
217	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (S)..............................		253.00		225.00		205.00		225.00		205.00		193.00
234	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (G) (AU 10)...................................................		188.00		188.00		176.00		176.00		176.00		168.00
241	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (S )(AU 10)...................................................		245.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		196.00
242	Treatment of habitual miscarriage by injection of hormones—each injection up to a maximum of twelve injections, where the injection is not administered during a routine antenatal attendance		7.40		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00
246	Threatened abortion, threatened miscarriage or hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring admission to hospital, treatment of—each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance...................................................		7.40		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00
250	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (G) (AU 6).........................................		59.00		59.00		59.00		59.00		59.00		59.00
258	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (S) (AU 6).........................................		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00
267	Cervix, removal of purse string ligature of, under general anaesthesia (AU 5)		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00
273	Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or antepartum haemorrhage, treatment of—each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance...................................		7.40		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00		7.00
274	Induction and management of second trimester labour (G)...................................................		87.00		87.00		87.00		87.00		87.00		87.00
275	Induction and management of second trimester labour (S)...................................................		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00
278	Amnioscopy or amniocentesis...........		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00
284	Amnioscopy with surgical induction of labour (AU 6)		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00
295	Version, external, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00
298	Version, internal, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50
354	Surgical induction of labour (AU 5)...		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00
360	Decapitation, craniotomy, cleidotomy or evisceration of foetus or any two or more of those services (AU 8)		88.00		88.00		88.00		88.00		88.00		88.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service			N.S.W.		Vic.	Qld			S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$		$	$			$	$		$
362		Evacuation of products of conception (such as retained foetus, placenta, membranes or mole) by intrauterine manual removal or treatment of postpartum haemorrhage by special procedures such as packing of uterus (AU 7)...................................................	28.00		28.00			28.00	28.00		28.00	28.00
365		Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by vaginal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 8)................................................	98.00		98.00			98.00	98.00		98.00	98.00
368		Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by abdominal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 9).........................................	148.00		148.00			148.00	148.00		148.00	148.00
383		Third degree tear, repair of, involving anal sphincter muscles (AU 7).........................................	46.00		46.00			46.00	46.00		46.00	46.00
PART 3-AN AESTHETICS Division J—Anaesthetics Administered by a Medical Practitioner other than a Specialist Anaesthetist
														401		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 1)..........................	5.10		5.00			5.00	4.90		4.90	4.30
403		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2)..........................	10.20		10.00			10.00	9.90		9.90	8.70
404		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3)..........................	15.40		15.20			15.20	14.80		14.80	13.00
405		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4)..........................	20.50		20.00			,20.00	19.80		19.80	17.40
406		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5)..........................	25.50		25.00			25.00	24.50		24.50	21.50
407		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6)..........................	31.00		30.50			30.50	29.50		29.50	26.00
408		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7)..........................	36.00		35.50			35.50	34.50		34.50	30.50
409		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8)..........................	41.00		40.50			40.50	39.50		39.50	35.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
443		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9)..........................		46.00		45.50		45.50	44.50			44.50	39.00
450		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10)........................		51.00		50.00		50.00	49.50			49.50	43.50
453		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11)........................		57.00		56.00		56.00	54.00			54.00	48.00
454		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12)........................		62.00		61.00		61.00	59.00			59.00	52.00
457		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13)........................		67.00		66.00		66.00	64.00			64.00	56.00
458		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14)........................		72.00		71.00		71.00	69.00			69.00	61.00
459		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15)........................		77.00		76.00		76.00	74.00			74.00	65.00
460		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16)........................		82.00		81.00		81.00	79.00			79.00	70.00
461		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17)........................		87.00		86.00		86.00	84.00			84.00	74.00
462		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18)........................		92.00		91.00		91.00	89.00			89.00	78.00
463		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19)........................		98.00		96.00		96.00	94.00			94.00	83.00
464		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20)........................		102.00		100.00		100.00	99.00			99.00	87.00
465		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference(AU 21).........................		108.00		106.00		106.00	104.00			104.00	91.00
466		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22......................... )		114.00		112.00		112.00	108.00			108.00	96.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
467		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23).......................................	118.00	116.00		116.00		114.00		114.00		100.00
468		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24).......................................	124.00	122.00		122.00		118.00		118.00		104.00
469		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25).......................................	128.00	126.00		126.00		124.00		124.00		108.00
470		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26).......................................	134.00	132.00		132.00		128.00		128.00		112.00
471		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27).......................................	138.00	136.00		136.00		134.00		134.00		118.00
472		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28).......................................	144.00	142.00		142.00		138.00		138.00		122 00
473		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29).......................................	150.00	146.00		146.00		144.00		144.00		126.00
474		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30).......................................	154.00	152.00		152.00		148.00		148.00		130.00
475		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32).......................................	164.00	162.00		162.00		158.00		158.00		140.00
476		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36).......................................	184.00	182.00		182.00		178.00		178.00		156.00
477		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38).......................................	196.00	192.00		192.00		188.00		188.00		166.00
478		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39).......................................	200.00	196.00		196.00		192.00		192.00		170.00
479		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy..............	12.80	12.60		12.60		12.40		12.40		10.80
480		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy........................................	31.00	30.50		30.50		29.50		29.50		26.00
481		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus.......................	36.00	35.50		35.50		34.50		34.50		30.50

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
482	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a dislocation requiring open operation, being a dislocation referred to in items 7397 to 7472	Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34
483	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture requiring open operation, being a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798........................................	Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36
484	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture requiring internal fixation or in connection with the treatment of a compound fracture requiring open operation, being in either case a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798...................................................	Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35
485	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a complicated fracture involving viscera, blood vessels or nerves and requiring open operation, being a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798	Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37
Division 2—Anaesthetic Administered by a Specialist Anaesthetist
500	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 1).....................	6.20		6.10		6.10		6.00		6.00		5.40
505	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2).....................	12.40		12.20		12.20		12.00		12.00		10.80
506	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3).....................	i860		18.40		18.40		18.00		18.00		16.20
509	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4).....................	25.00		24.50		24.50		24.00		24.00		21.50
510	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5).....................	31.00		30.50		30.50		30.00		30.00		27.00
513	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6).....................	37.50		37.00		37.00		36.00		36.00		32.50

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.	Tas.
$		$		$		$		$	$
514		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7)..........................		43.50		43.00	43.00	42.00		42.00			38.00
517		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8)..........................		50.00		49.00	49.00	48.50		48.50			43.50
518		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9)..........................		56.00		55.00	55.00	54.00		54.00			49.00
521		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10)........................		62.00

61.00	61.00	60.00		60.00			54.00
522		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11)........................		69.00		67.00	67.00	66.00		66.00			60.00
523		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12)........................		75.00		74.00	74.00	72.00		72.00			65.00
524		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13)........................		81.00		80.00	80.00	78.00		78.00			71.00
525		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14)........................		87.00		86.00	86.00	84.00		84.00			76.00
526		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15)........................		93.00		92.00	92.00	90.00		90.00			81.00
527		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16)........................		100.00		98.00	98.00	97.00		97.00			87.00
528		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17)........................		106.00		104.00	104.00	102.00		102.00			92.00
529		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18)........................		112.00		110.00	110.00	108.00		108.00			98.00
531		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19)........................		118.00		116.00	116.00	114.00		114.00			104.00
533		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20)........................		124.00		122.00	122.00	120.00		120.00			108.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
535		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21)...................		130.00	128.00	128.00		126.00		126.00		114.00
537		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22)...................		138.00	134.00	134.00		132.00		132.00		120.00
538		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23)...................		144.00	142.00	142.00		138.00		138.00		124.00
539		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24)...................		150.00	148.00	148.00		144.00		144.00		130.00
540		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25)...................		156.00	154.00	154.0Q		150.00		150.00		136.00
541		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26)...................		162.00	160.00	160.00		156.00		156.00		142.00
542		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27)...................		168.00	166.00	166.00		162.00		162.00		146.00
543		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28)...................		174.00	172.00	172.00		168.00		168.00		152.00
544		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29)...................		180.00	178.00	178.00		174.00		174.00		158.00
545		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30)...................		186.0Q	184.00	184.00		180.00		180.00		162.00
546		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32)...................		200.00	196.00	190.00		194.00		1H00		174.00
547		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36)...................		225.00	220.00	220.00		215.00		215.00		196.00
548		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38)...................		235.00	235.00	235.00		230.00		230.00		205.00
549		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39)...................		245.00	240.00	240.00		235.00		235.00		210.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
550		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy..............		15.60	15.40		15.40		15.00		15.00		13.60
551		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy........................................		37.50	37.00		37.00		36.00		36.00		32.50
552		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus.......................		43.50	43.00		43.00		42.00		42.00		38.00
553		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a dislocation requiring open operation, being a dislocation referred to in items 7397 to 7472		Amount under rule 34	Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34		Amount under rule 34
554		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture requiring open operation, being a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798........................................		Amount under rule 36	Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36		Amount under rule 36
556		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture requiring internal fixation or in connection with the treatment of a compound fracture requiring open operation, being in either case a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798...................................................		Amount under rule 35	Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35
557		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a complicated fracture involving viscera, blood vessels or nerves and requiring open operation, being a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798		Amount under rule 37	Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37
Division 3—Dental Anaesthetics
566		Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (G)...................		20.50	20.00		20.00		19.80		19.80		17.40
567		Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (S)....................		25.00	24.50		24.50		24.00		24.00		21.50
568		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for extraction of a tooth or teeth, not being a service covered by item 570 (G)....		31.00	30.50		30.50		29.50		29.50		26.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
569		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for extraction of a tooth or teeth, not being a service covered by item 571 (S).....		37.50		37.00		37.00		36.00		36.00		32.50
570		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for removal of a tooth or teeth requiring incision of soft tissue and removal of bone (G)		41.00		40.50		40.50		39.50		39.50		35.00
571		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for removal of a tooth or teeth requiring incision of soft tissue and removal of bone(S)		50.00		49.00		49.00		48.50		48.50		43.50
572		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for restorative dental work where the procedure is of not more than 30 minutes duration (G)		31.00		30.50		30.50		29.50		29.50		26.00
573		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for restorative dental work where the procedure is of not more than 30 minutes duration (S)		37.50		37.00		37.00		36.00		36.00		32.50
574		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for restorative dental work where the procedure is of more than 30 minutes duration (G)		51.00		50.00		50.00		49.50		49.50		43.50
575		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for restorative dental work where the procedure is of more than 30 minutes duration (S)		62.00		61.00		61.00		60.00		60.00		54.00
PART 4—REGIONAL NERVE OR FIELD BLOCK
748		Initial major regional or field block, including abdominal; brachial plexus; caudal; cervical plexus (not including the uterine cervix); epidural (peridural); paravertebral (thoracic or lumbar); pudendal; sacral; spinal		34.00		34.00		34.00		34.00		34.00		34.00
752		Subsequent major regional or field block, including abdominal; brachial plexus; caudal; cervical plexus (not including the uterine cervix); epidural (peridural); paravertebral (thoracic or lumbar); pudendal; sacral; spinal...................................................		24,50		24.50		24.50		24.50		24.50		24.50
755		Nerve block with local anaesthetic agent of the coeliac plexus, the lumbar sympathetic chain, the thoracic sympathetic chain, the glossopharyngeal nerve or the obturator nerve, with or without X-ray control		50.00		49.00		49.00		48.50		48.50		43.50

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Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
756		Nerve block with alcohol, phenol or other neurolytic agent of the coeliac plexus, the splanchnic nerves, the lumbar sympathetic chain, the thoracic sympathetic chain or a cranial nerve (other than the trigeminal nerve) or an epidural or caudal block with or without X-ray control, localization by electrical stimulator or preliminary block with local anaesthetic....................		56.00		55.00		55.00		54.00		54.00		49.00
760		Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (G)...............................		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00
764		Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (S)................................		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00		32.00
PART 5-ASSISTANCE IN ADMINISTRATION OF AN ANAESTHETIC
767		Assistance in the administration of an anaesthetic where the fee specified for the administration of the anaesthetic exceeds $130.00...........................		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50
PART 6-MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES Division 1
770		Blood pressure recording by intravascular cannula (AU 4)...................................................		24.50		24.50		24.50		23.50		23.50		22.00
774		Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is not in the chamber........................		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50		49.50
777		Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber................		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00
787		Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is not confined in the chamber...................................................		68.00		68.00		68.00		68.00		68.00		68.00
790		Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00
Division 2
794		Echoencephalography or echography.		30.50		30.50		30.50		30.50		30.50		30.50
797		Ultrasonic cross-sectional echography, bidimensional.		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
803		Electroencephalography, not covered by item 794,797,806 or 809 (AU 6)..................................		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50
806		Electroencephalography, temporosphenoidal		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00
809		Electrocorticography........................		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
812	Electromyography-involving estimation of nerve conduction times or stimulating response recording, including sampling of muscle activity		36.50		36.50		36.50		36.50		36.50		36.50
815	Electromyography-involving sampling of muscle activity of on! or more muscles-not covered by item 812		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00		23.00
816	Investigation of cortical evoked responses-1 or 2 studies		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50		41.50
817	Investigation of cortical evoked respoLs-3ormorestudies...................................................		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00
Division 3
818	Haemodialysis in hospital (where prolonged and constant specialist medical supervision for the duration of the dialysis is required)..................................		140.00		140.00		140.00		140.00		140.00		140.00
821	Haemodialyis in hospital (where intermittent specialist medical supervision of the dialysis is required)		70.00		70.00		70.00		70.00		70.00		70.00
824	Haemodialysis in hospital (stabilised maintenance dialysis for chronic renal failure where a separate account for an attendance is not rendered under Part I)		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50		25.50
831	Declotting of an arteriovenous shunt		44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50
833	Indwelling peritoneal catheter (Tenckhoff or similar) for dialysis-insertion and fixation of....		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00		83.00
836	Peritoneal dialysis, establishment of by abdominal puncture and insertion of temporary catheter (including associated consultation)................................		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50
839	Bladder washout test for localisation of urinary infection not including bacterial counts for organisms in specimens		27.50		27.50		27.50		27.50		27.50		27.50
Division 4
844	Tonography-in the investigation or management of glaucoma...................................................		24.50		20.50		24.50		24.50		20.50		20.50
849	Provocative test or tests for glaucoma, including water drinking......................................		14.60		14.60		14.60		14.60		14.60		14.60
853	Electroretinography.........................		39.50		39.50		39.50		39.50		39.50		39.50
856	Optic fundi, examination of following intravenous dye injection......................................		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00		25.00
859	Retinal photography, multiple exposures, of one eye with intravenous dye injection..............		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50		48.50
860	Retinal photography, multiple exposures of both eyes with intravenous dye injection..............		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00
Division 5
863	Audiogram, air conduction...............		9.30		9.30		9.30		9.30		9.30		9.30

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Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
865		Audiogram, air and bone conduction.		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40
870		Audiogram, air and bone conduction and speech		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00
874		Audiogram, air and bone conduction and speech, with other cochlear tests...............................		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50
877		Impedance audiogram......................		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40		13.40
879		Impedance audiogram with either air conduction audiogram or air and bone conduction audiogram		19.80		19.80		19.80		19.80		19.80		19.80
882		Caloric test of labyrinth or labyrinths		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80
884		Electronystagmography....................		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80		15.80
Division 6
886		Electroconvulsive therapy—each attendance at which treatment is given		20.50		20.50		20.50		20.50		20.50		20.50
887		Group psychotherapy (including associated consultations) of not less than 1 hour’s duration given under the continuous direct supervision of a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry, involving a group of 2-9 unrelated patients or a family group of more than 3 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a medical practitioner—each patient.		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00		18.00
888		Group psychotherapy (including associated consultations) of not less than 1 hour’s duration given under the continuous direct supervision of a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry, involving a family group of 3 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a medical practitioner-each patient		23.50		23.50		23.50		23.50		23.50		23.50
889		Group psychotherapy (including associated consultations) of not less than 1 hour’s duration given under the continuous direct supervision of a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry, involving a family group of 2 patients, each of whom is referred to the consultant physician by a medical practitioner-each patient		35.00		35.00		35.00		35.00		35.00		35.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
890		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner, involving an interview of a person other than the patient of not less than 20 minutes duration in the course of initial diagnostic evaluation of the patient, where that interview is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		19.40	17.80		17.80		17.80		17.80		17.80
893		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner, involving an interview of a person other than the patient of not less than 45 minutes duration in the course of initial diagnostic evaluation of the patient, where that interview is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home		42.50	38.50		38.50		38.50		38.50		38.50
Division 7
895		Umbilical or scalp vein catheterisation with or without infusion.......................................		20.50	20.50		20.50		20.50		20.50		20.50
897		Umbilical artery catheterisation with or without infusion...................................................		30.50	30.50		30.50		30.50		30.50		30.50
902		Blood transfusion with venesection and complete replacement of blood, including collection from donor...................................................		120.00	120.00		120.00		120.00		120.00		120.00
904		Blood transfusion with venesection and complete replacement of blood, using blood already collected		102.00	102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
907		Blood for pathology test, collection of, by femoral or external jugular vein puncture in infants......		10.20	10.20		10.20		10.20		10.20		10.20
Division 8
908		Electrocardiography, tracing and report		17.60	17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60
909		Electrocardiography, tracing or report only		8.80	8.80		8.80		8.80		8.80		8.80
912		Phonocardiography..........................		26.00	26.00		26.00		26.00		26.00		26.00
913		Echocardiography............................		44.00	44.00		44.00		44.00		44.00		44.00
914		Exercise electrocardiography, without monitoring (Master’s test)—including resting electrocardiography		43.50	43.50		43.50		43.50		43.50		43.50
915		Electrocardiographic monitoring (continuous) of ambulatory patient including resting electrocardiography and the recording of other parameters		67.00	67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
916		Electrocardiographic monitoring during exercise with apparatus such as bicycle ergometer or treadmill including resting electrocardiography and the recording of other parameters		61.00	61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00		61.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$			$	$		$
917		Restoration of cardiac rhythm by electrical stimulation (cardioversion), other than in the course of cardiac surgery (AU 4).........................................		35.00		35.00		35.00	35.00			35.00		35.00
918		Bronchospirometry, including gas analysis		60.00		60.00		60.00	60.00			60.00		60.00
920		Estimation of respiratory function requiring complicated techniques—each attendance at which one or more tests are performed....................................		49.50		49.50		49.50	49.50			49.50		49.50
921		Estimation of respiratory function (including the making of a graphic record), performed before and after inhalation of a bronchodilator, a cholinergic substance or a sensitising agent, or before and after exercise-each attendance at which one or more tests are performed.....

695.00		695.00		695.00		695.00		695.00		695.00
7939	Spinal fusion for scoliosis or kyphosis by use of Harrington distraction rod and compression rod or by anterior correction (Dwyer procedure) of more than four spaces (AU 29)		875.00		875.00		875.00		875.00		875.00		875.00
7940	Application of halo for spinal fusion in the treatment of scoliosis, not covered by item 7934 (AU 8)		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00
7942	Bone graft to spine, posterior, not covered by item 7945, 7967 or 7969 (AU 14)...........................		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00
7945	Bone graft to spine, postero-lateral fusion (AU 14)		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00
7947	Anterior interbody spinal fusion to cervical spine—one level (AU 14).......................................		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00
7951	Anterior interbody spinal fusion to cervical spine—more than one level (AU 15).........................		510.00		510.00		510.00		510.00		510.00		510.00
7957	Anterior interbody spinal fusion to lumbar or thoracic spine—one level (AU15).........................		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00
7961	Anterior interbody spinal fusion to lumbar or thoracic spine—more than one level (AU 15).........		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00
7967	Bone graft to spine with laminectomy and posterior interbody fusion—one level (AU 15)............		450.00		450.00		450.00		450.00		450.00		450.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
7969	Bone graft to spine with laminectomy and posterior interbody fusion—more than one level (AU 18)		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00		615.00
7975	Bone graft to femur (AU 11).............		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00
7977	Bone graft to tibia (AU 10)...............		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
7983	Bone graft to humerus or to radius and ulna (AU 10)		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00
7993	Bone graft to radius or ulna (AU 8)...		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
7999	Bone graft to scaphoid (AU 9)..........		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8001	Bone graft to other bones—not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 8)		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00
8003	Carpal bone, replacement of, by silicone or other implant, including any necessary tendon transfers (AU 9)		280.00		280.00		280.00		280.00		280.00		280.00
8006	Bone graft not covered by any other item in this Part (D) (AU 8)................................................		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00
8009	Shoulder—removal of calcium deposit from cuff (AU 8)...................................................		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8014	Shoulder—arthrotomy (AU 7)..........		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00
8017	Shoulder—arthroplasty or plastic reconstruction (AU 11)...................................................		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00
8019	Shoulder—arthrodesis or arthrectomy (AU 11)		330.00		330.00		330.00		330.00		330.00		330.00
8022	Finger or other small joint—arthrodesis, arthrectomy or arthroplasty (AU 5)		118.00		118.00		99.00		90.00		90.00		90.00
8026	Small joint—arthrotomy (AU 5)........		33.00		33.00		33.00		33.00		33.00		33.00
8028	Zygapophyseal joints, arthrectomy (AU 8)		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00
8032	Sacro-iliac joint—arthrodesis (AU 12)		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00
8036	Other large joint—arthrodesis, arthrectomy, arthroplasty or total synovectomy of (AU 10)........		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00		172.00
8040	Other large joint—arthrotomy (AU 8)		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00
8044	Hip—arthrodesis (AU 15)................		435.00		435.00		435.00		435.00		435.00		435.00
8048	Hip—arthrectomy (AU 15)...............		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8053	Hip—arthroplasty (Austin Moore, Girdlestone or similar procedure) (AU 10)......................		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8061	Hip—arthroplasty, cup or mould (Smith-Petersen or similar procedure) (AU 10)		370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00
8069	Joint—arthroplasty, total replacement of hip (McKee-Farrer, Charnley or similar procedure), knee, elbow, shoulder or ankle (AU 17)..............................		555.00		555.00		555.00		555.00		555.00		555.00
8074	Hip—arthrotomy, including removal of prosthesis (AU 9)...................................................		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
8079	Knee—arthrodesis, arthrectomy, arthroplasty or total synovectomy of (AU 9)................		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8081	Knee—arthrotomy (AU 6)................		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8084	Knee—diagnostic arthroscopy of, not associated with a procedure performed through the arthroscope (AU 5)		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00
8087	Knee—operation for internal derangement or reconstruction of capsular ligaments (AU 7).............		176.00		176.00		176.00		176.00		176.00		176.00
8089	Knee—reconstruction of cruciate ligaments (AU 9)		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
8095	Knee—excision of patella (G) (AU 7)		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00
8097	Knee—excision of patella (S) (AU 7)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8100	Knee—operation for recurrent dislocation of patella (AU 9)...................................................		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8105	Joint or other synovial cavity—aspiration of, injection into, or both of these procedures (AU 5)....		11.60		11.60		11.60		11.60		11.60		11.60
8113	Joint, repair of capsule or ligament of, or internal fixation of to stabilize joint (AU 7)....................		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8116	Foot or ankle region—triple arthrodesis (AU 9)		225.00		245.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
8120	Calcanean spur, removal of (AU 6)....		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8124	Hallux valgus, correction of (G) (AU 7)		114.00		114.00		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00
8127	Hallux valgus, correction of (S) (AU 7)		138.00		138.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00
8135	Hallux valgus, correction of, with osteotomy or osteectomy of phalanx or metatarsal and transplantation of adductor hallucis tendon (AU 8)..................		245.00		230.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8148	Hallux rigidus, correction of (AU 6)..		188.00		188.00		188.00		188.00		188.00		188.00
8151	Hammer toe, correction of (G) (AU 6)		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00
8153	Hammer toe, correction of (S) (AU 6)		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00
8158	Cervical rib, removal of (AU 11).......		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
8161	Scalenotomy (AU 8)........................		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8166	Acromion or coraco-acromion ligament, removal of (AU 7)...................................................		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8169	Excision of exostosis of small bone (G) (AU 6)		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00
8173	Excision of exostosis of small bone (S) (AU 6)		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00
8175	Excision of exostosis of small bone (D) (AU 6)		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00
8179	Excision of exostosis of large bone (G) (AU 6)		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00
8182	Excision of exostosis of large bone (S) (AU 6)		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00
8185	Osteotomy or osteectomy of phalanx, metacarpal or metatarsal (AU 6).........................................		102.00		102.00		93.00		93.00		102.00		93.00
8187	Osteotomy of phalanx, metacarpal or metatarsal, with internal fixation (AU 6)............................		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8190	Osteotomy or osteectomy of fibula, radius, ulna, clavicle, scapula (other than acromion), rib, tarsus or carpus (AU 7)...................................................		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00
8193	Osteotomy of fibula, radius, ulna, clavicle, scapula (other than acromion), rib, tarsus or carpus, with internal fixation (AU 7)...................................................		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8195	Osteotomy or osteectomy of tibia or humerus (AU 7)		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8198	Osteotomy or osteectomy of femur or pelvic bone (AU 8)...................................................		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8201	Osteotomy of tibia, humerus, femur or pelvic bone, with internal fixation (AU 11)...............		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00
8206	Osteotomy of femur—sub-trochanteric (AU 11)		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8209	Osteectomy of vertebral bodies (AU 10)		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00
8211	Osteotomy and distraction for lengthening of limb (AU 8)...................................................		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8214	Removal of distracting apparatus from limb, without internal fixation (AU 6)		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00		60.00
8217	Removal of distracting apparatus from limb, with internal fixation (AU 7)............................		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00		122.00
8219	Flexor tendon of hand, primary suture of (G) (AU 8)		104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00
8222	Flexor tendon of hand, primary suture of (S) (AU 8)		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8225	Flexor tendon of hand, secondary suture of (AU 9)		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8227	Extensor tendon of hand, primary suture of (G) (AU 8)		55.00		55.00		55.00		55.00		55.00		55.00
8230	Extensor tendon of hand, primary suture of (S) (AU 8)		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00
8233	Extensor tendon of hand, secondary suture of (AU 9)		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8235	Achilles tendon or other large tendon, suture of (G) (AU 9)...................................................		130.00		130.00		130.00		130.00		130.00		130.00
8238	Achilles tendon or other large tendon, suture of (S) (AU 9)...................................................		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00
8241	Tendon of foot, primary suture of (AU 8)		45.00		45.00		45.00		45.00		45.00		45.00
8243	Tendon of foot, secondary suture of (AU 8)		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00
8246	Tenotomy, subcutaneous, one or more tendons (AU 4)		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00		41.00
8249	Tenotomy, open, with or without tenoplasty (AU 7)		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00		99.00
8251	Tendon or ligament transplanation not covered by any other item (AU 8).................................		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00
8257	Tendon graft (AU 8)........................		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8259	Insertion of artificial tendon prosthesis in preparation for tendon grafting (AU 10)................		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00
8262	Achilles tendon or other large tendon-operation for lengthening (AU 9).........................................		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00
8267	Tendon sheath, incision of, or open operation for stenosing tendovaginitis (AU 6)...................		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00
8275	Tenolysis of flexor tendon following tendon injury, repair or graft (AU 8)		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8279	Tenolysis of extensor tendon following tendon injury, repair or graft (AU 7).................................		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
8282	Tendon sheath of finger or thumb, synovectomy of (AU 8)...................................................		90.00		90.00		90.00		90.00		90.00		90.00
8283	Synovectomy of metacarpophalangeal joint (AU 8)		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8287	Synovectomy of interphalangeal joint (AU 8)		82.00		82.00		82.00		82.00		82.00		82.00
8290	Synovectomy of wrist, extensor or flexor tendon of wrist, carpometacarpal joint or inferior radio ulnar joint (AU 11)		198.00		198.00		198.00		198.00		198.00		198.00
8294	Cicatricial flexion contracture of joint, correction of, involving tissues deeper than skin and subcutaneous tissue (AU 9)...................................................		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8296	Dupuytren’s contracture, subcutaneous fasciotomy (AU 8)...................................................		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00		66.00
8298	Dupuytren’s contracture, radical operation for (AU 9)		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00
8302	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—humerus, radius or ulna (AU 11)..................		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8304	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—tibia (AU 10)...................................................		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8306	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—femur (AU 12)..............................................		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00
8310	Epiphyseodesis—femur (AU 7)........		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8312	Epiphyseodesis—tibia and fibula (AU 7)		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8314	Epiphyseodesis—femur, tibia and fibula (AU 10)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8316	Staple arrest of hemi-epiphysis (AU 7)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8320	Radical plantar fasciotomy (Steindler’s operation) (AU 7)...................................................		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00		190.00
8322	Talipes equinovarus—posterior release procedure (AU 7)...................................................		180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00
8324	Talipes equinovarus—medial release procedure (AU 7)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8326	Subtalar arthrodesis (extra-articular) (AU 10)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8328	Calcaneal osteotomy (AU 8).............		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8330	Calcaneal osteotomy with bone graft (AU 10)		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service	N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8332	Congenital dislocation of hip-manipulation and plaster (one hip) (AU 6)..................................		71.00	52.00		52.00		52.00		52.00		52.00
8334	Talipes equinovarus, calcaneus valgus, pes planus, metatarsus varus, genu varum or genu valgum—manipulation under general anaesthesia (AU 5)............		17.60	17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60
8336	Talipes equinovarus, calcaneus valgus, pes planus, metatarsus varus, genu varum or genu valgum—manipulation and plaster under general anaesthesia (AU 6)		22.50	22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50
8349	Epiphysitis (Perthes’, Calve’s or Scheuermann’s) plaster for (AU 5).........................................		35.50	35.50		35.50		35.50		35.50		35.50
8351	Epiphysitis (Sever’s, Kohler’s, Keinbock’s or Schlatter’s) plaster for (AU 5).........................		22.50	22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50
8352	Contractures, manipulation under general anaesthesia, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 5)		17.60	17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60		17.60
8354	Contractures, manipulation and plaster under general anaesthesia, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU5)...................................................		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00
8356	Spastic paralysis—manipulation and plaster (one limb) (AU 5)...................................................		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00		27.00
Division 12—Paediatric Operations for Correction of Congenital Abnormalities
														8378	Hypertelorism, correction of (AU 14)		330.00	330.00		330.00		330.00		330.00		330.00
8380	Choanal atresia, plastic repair of (AU 16).		325.00	325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00
8382	Choanal atresia, repair of by puncture and dilatation (AU 11)...................................................		80.00	80.00		80.00		80.00		80.00		. 80.00
8384	Macrocheilia, macroglossia or macros-tomia, operation for (AU 13)..............................................		174.00	174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8386	Torticollis, operation for (AU 7)........		132.00	132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8388	Oesophagus, correction of congenital stenosis by oesophagectomy and anastomosis (AU 21)		400.00	400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00
8390	Tracheo-oesophageal fistula (with or without atresia), ligation and division of (AU 20)................		400.00	400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00
8392	Osoesophageal atresia, with or without fistula, correction of (AU 23).......................................		495.00	495.00		495.00		495.00		495.00		495.00
8394	Neonatal alimentary obstruction, laparotomy for, with or without resection, including reduction of volvulus (AU 15)....................................................		345.00	345.00		345.00		345.00		345.00		345.00
8398	Hirschsprung’s disease, rectosigmoidectomy for (AU 22)....................................................		450.00	450.00		450.00		450.00		450.00		450.00
8400	Exomphalos or gastroschisis, operation for (AU 13)		395.00	395.00		395.00		395.00		395.00		395.00

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.	Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$	$		$		$		$
8402	Exomphalos or gastroschisis, operation for, by plastic flap (AU 14)..............................................		440.00		440.00		440.00	440.00		440.00		440.00
8406	Ano-rectal malformation, perineal anoplasty, primary or secondary repair (AU 10)..............		146.00		146.00		146.00	146.00		146.00		146.00
8408	Ano-rectal malformation, rectoplasty, primary or secondary repair, not covered by item 8406 (AU 18)		425.00		425.00		425.00	425.00		425.00		425.00
8410	Contracted bladder neck (congenital), wedge excision or perurethral resection of (AU 11)....		225.00		225.00		225.00	225.00		225.00		225.00
8412	Urachal fistula, operation for (AU 11)		194.00		194.00		194.00	194.00		194.00		194.00
8414	Sphincter reconstruction for ectopia vesicae, ectopia cloacae or congenital incontinence (AU 12)....		435.00		435.00		435.00	435.00		435.00		435.00
8418	Urethral valves or urethral membrane, open removal of (AU 12)..............................................		260.00		260.00		260.00	260.00		260.00		260.00
8422	Lymphangiectasis of limb (Milroy’s disease)—limited excision of (AU 14)		134.00		134.00		134.00	134.00		134.00		134.00
8424	Lymphangiectasis of limb (Milroy’s disease)—radical excision of (AU 18)		295.00		295.00		295.00	295.00		295.00		295.00
Operations for Excision of Congenital Abnormalities
8428	Extra digit, ligation of pedicle (AU 4)		17.40		17.40		17.40	17.40		17.40		17.40
8430	Extra digit, amputation of (AU 6)......		45.00		45.00		45.00	45.00		45.00		45.00
8432	Dermoid, periorbital or superficial nasal, excision of (G) (AU 8)................................................		64.00		64.00		64.00	64.00		64.00		64.00
8434	Dermoid, periorbital or superficial nasal, excision of (S) (AU 8)................................................		82.00		82.00		82.00	82.00		82.00		82.00
8436	Dermoid, orbital, excision of (AU 8)		174.00		174.00		174.00	174.00		174.00		174.00
8440	Dermoid of nose, excision of, with intranasal extension (AU 8)...................................................		205.00		205.00		205.00	205.00		205.00		205.00
8442	Myelomeningocele—excision of sac (AU 13)		245.00		245.00		245.00	245.00		245.00		245.00
8444	Myelomeningocele, extensive, requiring formal repair with skin flaps or Z plasty (AU 15)........		365.00		365.00		365.00	365.00		365.00		365.00
Division 13—Plastic and Reconstruction Meticulous Plastic Repair Designed to Obtain Maximal Functional or Cosmetic Results Including the Preparation of the Defect Requiring Repair
8450	Dermo-fat or fascia graft (including transplant or muscle flap) (AU 12).......................................		170.00		170.00		170.00	170.00		170.00		170.00
8452	Abrasive therapy, limited area (AU 6)		64.00		64.00		64.00	64.00		64.00		64.00
8454	Abrasive therapy, extensive area (AU 7)		142.00		142.00		142.00	142.00		142.00		142.00
8458	Angioma, cauterisation of or injection into, under general anaesthetic (AU 7)		33.50		33.50		33.50	33.50		33.50		33.50
8460	Angioma, cauterisation of or injection into, under general anaesthetic (D) (AU 7)..................		33.50		33.50		33.50	33.50		33.50		33.50

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8462	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, small, excision and repair of (AU 7)		48.50		48.50		39.50		39.50		39.50		33.50
8464	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, small, excision and repair of (D) (AU 7)		48.50		48.50		39.50		39.50		39.50		33.50
8466	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, large, excision and repair of (AU 9)		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00
8468	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, large, excision and repair of (D) (AU 9)		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00		58.00
8470	Angioma, involving deeper tissue, small, excision and repair of (AU 9).........................................		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00
8472	Angioma, involving deeper tissue, large, excision and repair of (AU 10).......................................

116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8474	Haemangioma of neck, deep-seated, excision of (AU 10)....................................................		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8476	Major excision and grafting for lymphoedema (AU 15)		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00		285.00
8478	Foreign implants for contour reconstruction (AU 10)		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8479	Foreign implants for contour reconstruction (D) (AU 10)...................................................		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
Skin Flap Surgery
8480	Single stage local flap repair, simple, small (AU 7)		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8482	Single stage local flap repair, simple, small (D) (AU 7).		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8484	Single stage local flap repair, complicated or large (AU 10)...................................................		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8485	Direct flap repair (cross arm, abdominal or similar), first stage (AU 11).......................................		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8486	Direct flap repair (cross arm, abdominal or similar), second stage (AU 9)................................		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00
8487	Direct flap repair, cross leg, first stage (AU 13).		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00
8488	Direct flap repair, cross leg, second stage (AU 10).		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00		164.00
8490	Direct flap repair, small (cross finger or similar), first stage (AU 7)................................................		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00
8492	Direct flap repair, small (cross finger or similar), second stage (AU 7).........................................		43.00		43.00		43.00		43.00		43.00		43.00
8494	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, formation of (AU 10).		160.00		160.00		160.00		160.00		160.00		160.00
8496	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, delay of (AU 8).		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00		85.00
8498	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, preparation of intermediate or final site and attachment to the site (AU 10)		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00

 

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8500	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, spreading of pedicle, as a separate procedure (AU 8).............		134.00		134.00		134.00		134.00		134.00		134.00
8502	Direct, indirect or local flap repair, revision of graft (AU 7)...................................................		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00
Free Grafts
8504	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (AU 7)................................		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00
8506	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (D) (AU 7)..........................		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00		74.00
8508	Free grafts (split skin) on granulating areas, extensive (AU 11)...................................................		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8509	Free grafts (split skin) to burns, including excision of burned tissue-involving not more than 2.5 per centum of total body surface (AU 8)		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00
8510	Free grafts (split skin) to burns, including excision of burned tissue-involving more than 2.5 per centum of total body surface (AU 14)...........................		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8511	Free grafts (homograft split skin) to burns, including excision of burned tissue—involving more than 2.5 per centum of total body surface (AU 13)		230.00		230.00		230.00		23Q.00		230.00		230.00
8512	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (AU 8)................................................		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8514	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (D) (AU 8).........................................		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8516	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, extensive; or inlay graft using a mould, insertion of and removal of mould (AU 11 )............................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8518	Free full thickness grafts (AU 9).......		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8520	Free full thickness grafts (D) (AU 9)..		170.00		170.00		170.00		i70,oa		170.00		170.00
Other Grafts and Miscellaneous Procedures
8522	Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar not more than 3 centimetres in length (AU 8)		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00
8524	Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar more than 3 centimetres in length (AU 9)		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00		108.00
8528	Mammaplasty, reduction or repositioning (unilateral) (AU 10)...................................................		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00
8530	Mammaplasty, augmentation, prosthetic (unilateral) (AU 10)...................................................		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00
8532	Mammaplasty, dermo-fat (unilateral) (AU 11)		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00
8534	Hair transplants multiple punch or similar technique, involving not more than 40 punch grafts (AU 7)		39.50		39.50		39.50		39.50		39:50		39.50

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8536	Hair transplants, multiple punch or similar technique, involving more than 40 but not more than 100 punch grafts (AU 8)...................................................		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00		79.00
8538	Hair translants, multiple punch or similar technique, involving more than 100 punch grafts (AU 10)		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8540	Digit, transplantation of—complete procedure (AU 16)		465.00		465.00		465.00		465.00		465.00		465.00
8542	Neurovascular island flap, including repair of secondary defect (AU 15)		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00		400.00
8544	Macrodactyly, plastic reduction of, each finger (AU 8)		118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00		118.00
8546	Facial nerve paralysis, free fascia graft for (AU 12)		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00		260.00
8548	Facial nerve paralysis, muscle transfer or graft for (AU 13)...................................................		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8550	Melonoplasty (AU 17).....................		485.00		485.00		485.00		485.00		485.00		485.00
8552	Orbital cavity, reconstruction of floor or roof of (AU 12)...................................................		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8554	Maxilla, resection of (AU 17)...........		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00		325.00
8556	Mandible, resection of (AU 15).........		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8558	Mandible, resection of (D) (AU 15)...		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8560	Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (AU 13)		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8562	Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (D) (AU 13)...................................................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8564	Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (AU 14)		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8566	Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (D) (AU 14).................................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8568	Mandible, hemi-mandibular reconstruction with bone graft, not associated with item 8556 (AU 15)		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8570	Mandible, condylectomy (AU 11).....		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8572	Mandible, condylectomy (D) (AU 11)		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8574	Osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible (other than alveolar margins) for congenital or. post-traumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 11)		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00
8576	Osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible (other than alveolar margins) for congenital or post-traumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (D) (AU 11)		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00
8578	Osteotomy or osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or posttraumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 11)..............................................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00

 

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Fees
Item No.		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8580	Osteotomy of osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or posttraumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (D) (AU 11).......................................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8582	Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid other than by direct suture only (AU 10)......................		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8586	Correction of ptosis (unilateral) (AU12).		285.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00		245.00
8588	Ectropion or entropion, correction of (unilateral) (AU 9)...................................................		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8589	Reduction of lower eyelid of one eye (AU 8)		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8591	Reduction of upper eyelid of one eye (AU 7)		86.00		86.00		86.00		86.00		86.00		86.00
8592	Symblepharon, grafting for (AU 8)....		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00		170.00
8594	Rhinoplasty, correction of lateral or alar cartilages or both (AU 10)..............................................		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00
8596	Rhinoplasty, correction of bony vault only (AU 10)		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8598	Rhinoplasty, total, including correction of all bony and cartilaginous elements of the external nose (AU 12)		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00		365.00
8600	Rhinoplasty or similar contour restoration of the face, involving autogenous bone or costal cartilage graft (AU 13)...................................................		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00		460.00
8602	Rhinoplasty, secondary revision of (AU 10)		54.00		54.00		54.00		54.00		54.00		54.00
8604	Rhinophyma, correction of (AU 9)....		128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00
8606	Composite graft (chondro-cutaneous or chondro-mucosal) to nose, ear or eye-lid (AU 11)..........		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00		184.00
8608	Lop ear, bat ear or similar deformity, correction of (AU 8)...................................................		194.00		194.00		194.00		194.00		194.00		194.00
8612	Congenital atresia, reconstruction of external auditory canal (AU 11).......................................		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8614	Full thickness wedge excision of lip with repair by direct sutures (AU 8).............................		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8616	Vermilionectomy (AU 8)..................		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00		116.00
8618	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), first stage (AU 11)...........		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00		300.00
8620	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), second stage (AU 4)........		89.00		89.00		89.00		89.00		89.00		89.00
8622	Cleft lip, unilateral—primary repair (AU 12)		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00
8624	Cleft lip, complete primary repair, one stage, bilateral (AU 14)...................................................		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8628	Cleft lip, secondary correction, partial or incomplete (AU 10)...................................................	97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00		97.00
8630	Cleft lip, secondary correction, complete revision (AU 12)...................................................	186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00		186.00
8632	Cleft lip, secondary correction, Abbe flap (AU 12)	430.00		430.00		430.00		430.00		430.00		430.00
8634	Cleft lip, secondary correction of nostril or nasal tip (AU 10)...................................................	128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00
8636	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (AU 13)	230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00
8638	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (D) (AU 13)	230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00		230.00
8640	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (AU 14)....................	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8642	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (D) (AU 14)..............	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8644	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (AU 13)...................................................	148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8646	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (D) (AU 13)...................................................	148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00		148.00
8648	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (AU 12)...................................................	215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8650	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (D) (AU 12)	215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8652	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (AU 13)	215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8654	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (D) (AU 13)	215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8656	Pharyngeal flap or pharyngoplasty (AU 15)	270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette