Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 17) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1980 No. 3171

 

Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical

Services) (No. 17) Regulations

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

Dated 29 October 1980.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 17) Regulations.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 1980.

Repeal

 3. Statutory Rules 1979 Nos. 233 and 285, and Statutory Rules 1980 No. 166 are repealed.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.

 THE SCHEDULE Regulation 4

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.

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 in‑patient of a private hospital or a recognized hospital; or

  • (ii)

    in the course of the provision of an out-patient 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 out‑patient 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

  • (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 computerized 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 computerized 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 in connection with a dental other than a specialist anaesthetist.

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 connection 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

• (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—$12.00;

• (b)

  in the case of item 2782—$13.00;

• (c)

  in the case of item 2798—$7.60,

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—$3.00 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—$3.70 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

• (c)

  in the case of item 2881—$4.30 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

• (d)

  in the case of item 2889—$5.60 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—$7.60 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.

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—$7.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

• (b)

  in the case of item 2885—$9.40 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—$13.00 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.

35.

A reference in a column in item 484 or 556 to an amount under this rule shall be red 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; or

• (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.

39.

Where an item in Part 11 includes the symbol “(C)”, the item shall be taken to relate to a service specified in the item when rendered with the use of a radioisotope imaging scanner at a nuclear medicine unit that has computerized processing facilities capable of being used in the rendering of the service.

40.

Where an item in Part 11 includes the symbol “(NC)”, the item shall be taken to relate to a service specified in the item when rendered with the use of a radioisotope imaging scanner at a nuclear medicine unit other than a nuclear medicine unit that has computerized processing facilities capable of being used in the rendering of the service.

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	8.10	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
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	14.20	13.60	13.60	13.60	13.60	13.60
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	11.20	10.40	9.90	9.90	9.90	10.40
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	17.00	16.00	15.80	15.80	15.80	16.00
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	21.00	19.80	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.80
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	27.00	25.50	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.50
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	32.00	30.00	29.00	29.00	29.00	30.00
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	38.50	36.00	35.50	35.50	35.50	36.00
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	12.40	11.40	11.40	11.40	11.40	11.40
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 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	18.40	17.60	17.60	17.60	17.60	17.60
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	16.20	15.40	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.40
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	23.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00
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	27.00	26.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	26.50
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	33.00	32.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	32.00
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	38.50	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00
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	44.00	42.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	42.50
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	16.20	15.40	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.40
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	23.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00
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	11.20	10.40	9.90	9.90	9.90	10.40
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	15.80	14.80	14.40	14.40	14.40	14.80
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	11.20	10.40	9.90	9.90	9.90	10.40
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	9.60	9.00	8.80	8.80	8.80	9.00
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	8.10	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
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 anaesthetic is administered (G)	11.20	10.40	9.90	9.90	9.90	10.40
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)	16.00	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.20	13.40
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	32.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	26.50
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	16.00	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.20	13.40
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	46.50	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	40.00
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	30.00	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	27.00
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	56.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
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	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00
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	69.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
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	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50
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	16.00	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.20	15.20
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	32.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
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	48.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00
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 75 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	65.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
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 75 minutes duration where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	80.00	76.00	76.00	76.00	76.00	76.00
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	30.00	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50
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	46.50	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00
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	64.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00
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 75 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	78.00	74.00	74.00	74.00	74.00	74.00
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 75 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home	94.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00
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	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00
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	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
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	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
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	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
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	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00
Professional Attendances by Participating Optometrists
180	Professional attendance by a practicipating 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

21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50
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	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80
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	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80	10.80
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	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
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	11.20	10.40	9.90	9.90	9.90	10.40
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	112.00	104.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	104.00
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)	96.00	87.00	87.00	74.00	74.00	74.00
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)	142.00	108.00	108.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
198	Confinement as an independent procedure, including all related attendances (S)	96.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00
200	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2) (G)	162.00	148.00	142.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
207	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2) (S)	215.00	184.00	162.00	184.00	162.00	148.00
208	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine 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 timeof delivery but not including any other service or services covered by Division 2) (G)	230.00	205.00	190.00	186.00	176.00	174.00
209	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine 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)	280.00	235.00	210.00	235.00	210.00	192.00
Division 2—Special Services
211	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (G)	187.00	173.00	167.00	155.00	155.00	155.00
213	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (S)	240.00	209.00	187.00	209.00	187.00	173.00
216	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgicalinduction of labour; including major regional or field block (G)	224.00	210.00	204.00	192.00	192.00	192.00
217	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (S)	277.00	246.00	224.00	246.00	224.00	210.00
234	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (G) (AU 10)	205.00	205.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	184.00
241	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (S) (AU 10)	270.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	215.00
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	8.10	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
246	Threatened abortion, threatened miscarriage or hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring admission to hospital, treatment of—each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance	8.10	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
250	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (G) (AU 6)	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
258	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (S) (AU 6)	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00
267	Cervix, removal of purse string ligature of, under general anaesthesia (AU 5)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
273	Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or ante-partum haemorrhage, treatment of—each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance	8.10	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
274	Induction and management of second trimester labour (G)	95.00	95.00	95.00	95.00	95.00	95.00
275	Induction and management of second trimester labour (S)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
278	Amnioscopy or amniocentesis	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
284	Amnioscopy with surgical induction of labour (AU 6)	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
295	Version, external, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
298	Version, internal, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50
354	Surgical induction of labour (AU 5)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
360	Decapitation, craniotomy, cleidotomy or evisceration of foetus or any two or more of those services (AU 8)	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
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)	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50
365	Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by vaginal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 8)	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
368	Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by abdominal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 9)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
383	Third degree tear, repair of, involving anal sphincter muscles (AU 7)	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00
PART 3—ANAESTHETICS
Division 1—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)	5.60	5.50	5.50	5.40	5.40	4.80
403	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2)	11.20	11.00	11.00	10.80	10.80	9.50
404	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3)	16.80	16.60	16.60	16.20	16.20	14.20
405	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4)	22.50	22.00	22.00	21.50	21.50	19.00
406	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5)	28.00	27.50	27.50	27.00	27.00	24.00
407	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6)	33.50	33.00	33.00	32.50	32.50	28.50
408	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7)	39.50	38.50	38.50	38.00	38.00	33.50
409	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8)	45.00	44.00	44.00	43.50	43.50	38.00
443	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9)	51.00	49.50	49.50	48.50	48.50	43.00
450	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10)	56.00	55.00	55.00	54.00	54.00	47.50
453	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11)	62.00	61.00	61.00	60.00	60.00	52.00
454	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12)	67.00	66.00	66.00	65.00	65.00	57.00
457	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13)	73.00	72.00	72.00	70.00	70.00	62.00
458	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14)	79.00	77.00	77.00	76.00	76.00	67.00
459	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15)	84.00	83.00	83.00	81.00	81.00	71.00
460	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16)	90.00	88.00	88.00	87.00	87.00	76.00
461	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17)	96.00	94.00	94.00	92.00	92.00	81.00
462	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18)	102.00	99.00	99.00	97.00	97.00	86.00
463	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19)	106.00	104.00	104.00	102.00	102.00	90.00
464	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20)	112.00	110.00	110.00	108.00	108.00	95.00
465	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21)	118.00	116.00	116.00	114.00	114.00	100.00
466	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22)	124.00	122.00	122.00	120.00	120.00	104.00
467	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23)	130.00	128.00	128.00	124.00	124.00	110.00
468	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24)	134.00	132.00	132.00	130.00	130.00	114.00
469	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25)	140.00	138.00	138.00	136.00	136.00	118.00
470	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26)	146.00	144.00	144.00	140.00	140.00	124.00
471	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27)	152.00	150.00	150.00	146.00	146.00	128.00
472	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28)	158.00	154.00	154.00	152.00	152.00	134.00
473	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29)	164.00	160.00	160.00	158.00	158.00	138.00
474	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30)	168.00	166.00	166.00	162.00	162.00	142.00
475	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32)	180.00	176.00	176.00	174.00	174.00	152.00
476	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36)	200.00	198.00	198.00	194.00	194.00	172.00
477	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38)	215.00	210.00	210.00	205.00	205.00	180.00
478	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39)	220.00	215.00	215.00	210.00	210.00	186.00
479	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy	14.00	13.80	13.80	13.60	13.60	11.80
480	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio‑therapy	33.50	33.00	33.00	32.50	32.50	28.50
481	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus	39.50	38.50	38.50	38.00	38.00	33.50
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 connectionith 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
487	Administration of an anaesthetic where the anaesthetic is administered as a therapeutic procedure	56.00	55.00	55.00	54.00	54.00	47.50
489	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography-brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	39.50	38.50	38.50	38.00	38.00	33.50
490	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography-body scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	45.00	44.00	44.00	43.50	43.50	38.00
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)	6.80	6.70	6.70	6.60	6.60	5.90
505	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2)	13.60	13.40	13.40	13.20	13.20	11.80
506	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3)	20.50	20.00	20.00	19.80	19.80	17.80
509	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4)	27.50	27.00	27.00	26.50	26.50	24.00
510	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5)	34.00	33.50	33.50	33.00	33.00	29.50
513	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6)	41.00	40.00	40.00	39.50	39.50	35.50
514	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7)	47.50	47.00	47.00	46.00	46.00	41.50
517	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8)	55.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	53.00	47.50
518	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9)	61.00	60.00	60.00	59.00	59.00	53.00
521	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10)	68.00	67.00	67.00	66.00	66.00	59.00
522	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11)	75.00	74.00	74.00	73.00	73.00	65.00
523	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12)	82.00	80.00	80.00	79.00	79.00	71.00
524	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13)	89.00	87.00	87.00	86.00	86.00	77.00
525	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14)	95.00	94.00	94.00	92.00	92.00	83.00
526	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15)	102.00	100.00	100.00	99.00	99.00	89.00
527	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16)	110.00	108.00	108.00	106.00	106.00	95.00
528	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17)	116.00	114.00	114.00	112.00	112.00	100.00
529	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18)	122.00	120.00	120.00	118.00	118.00	106.00
531	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19)	130.00	128.00	128.00	126.00	126.00	112.00
533	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20)	136.00	134.00	134.00	132.00	132.00	118.00
535	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21)	144.00	140.00	140.00	138.00	138.00	124.00
537	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22)	150.00	148.00	148.00	146.00	146.00	130.00
538	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23)	156.00	154.00	154.00	152.00	152.00	136.00
539	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24)	164.00	160.00	160.00	158.00	158.00	142.00
540	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25)	170.00	168.00	168.00	164.00	164.00	148.00
541	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26)	178.00	174.00	174.00	172.00	172.00	154.00
542	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27)	184.00	182.00	182.00	178.00	178.00	160.00
543	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28)	190.00	188.00	188.00	184.00	184.00	166.00
544	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29)	198.00	194.00	194.00	192.00	192.00	172.00
545	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30)	205.00	200.00	200.00	198.00	198.00	178.00
546	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32)	220.00	215.00	215.00	210.00	210.00	190.00
547	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36)	245.00	240.00	240.00	235.00	235.00	215.00
548	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38)	260.00	255.00	255.00	250.00	250.00	225.00

549	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39)	265.00	260.00	260.00	255.00	255.00	230.00
550	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy	17.00	16.80	16.80	16.40	16.40	14.80
551	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy	41.00	40.00	40.00	39.50	39.50	35.50
552	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus	47.50	47.00	47.00	46.00	46.00	41.50
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
559	Administration of an anaesthetic where the anaesthetic is administered as a therapeutic procedure	68.00	67.00	67.00	66.00	66.00	59.00
561	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography-brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	47.50	47.00	47.00	46.00	46.00	41.50
562	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography-body scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	55.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	53.00	47.50
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)	22.50	22.00	22.00	21.50	21.50	19.00
567	Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetc, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (S)	27.50	27.00	27.00	26.50	26.50	24.00
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)	33.50	33.00	33.00	32.50	32.50	28.50
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)	41.00	40.00	40.00	39.50	39.50	35.50
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)	45.00	44.00	44.00	43.50	43.50	38.00
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)	55.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	53.00	47.50
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)	33.50	33.00	33.00	32.50	32.50	28.50
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)	41.00	40.00	40.00	39.50	39.50	35.50
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)	56.00	55.00	55.00	54.00	54.00	47.50
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)	68.00	67.00	67.00	66.00	66.00	59.00
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	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00
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	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00
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	55.00	54.00	54.00	53.00	53.00	47.50
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 cauda block with or without X-ray control, localization by electrical stimulator or preliminary block with local anaesthetic	61.00	60.00	60.00	59.00	59.00	54.00
760	Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (G)	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50
764	Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (S)	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
PART 5—ASSISTANCE IN ADMINISTRATION OF AN ANAESTHETIC
767	Assistance in the administration of an anaesthetic where the administration of the anaesthetic is in connection with a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21), (AU 22), (AU 23), (AU 24), (AU 25), (AU 26), (AU 27), (AU 28), (AU 29), (AU 30), (AU 32), (AU 36), (AU 38) or (AU 39)	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
PART 6—MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES
Division 1
770	Blood pressure recording by intravascular cannula (AU 4)	27.00	27.00	27.00	25.50	25.50	24.00
774	Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is not in the chamber	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
777	Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
787	Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is not confined in the chamber	74.00	74.00	74.00	74.00	74.00	74.00
790	Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
Division 2
792	Ultrasonic echography by simple linear array or mechanical sector real-time scanning, not associated with item 794, 797 or 913 with a maximum of two scans during any one pregnancy	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00
794	Ultrasonic echography, unidimensional, not associated with item 792, 797 or 913	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
797	Ultrasonic cross-sectional echo-graphy, bidimensional (excluding real-time scanning covered by item 792), not associated with item 792, 794 or 913	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
803	Electroencephalography, not covered by item 794, 797, 806 or 809 (AU 6)	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00
806	Electroencephalography, temporo-sphenoidal	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
809	Electrocorticography	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
810	Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis—conduction studies on one nerve or electromyography of one or more muscles using concentric needle electrodes or both these examinations (not associated with item 811 or 813)	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00
811	Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis—conduction studies on two or three nerves with or without electromyography (not associated with item 810 or 813)	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
813	Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis—conduction studies on four or more nerves with or without electromyography or recordings from single fibres of nerves and muscles or both of these examinations (not associated with item 810 or 811)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
814	Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis-repetitive stimulation for study of neuromuscular conduction or electromyography with quantitative computerised analysis or both of these examinations	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
816	Investigation of cortical evoked responses—1 or 2 studies	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50
817	Investigation of cortical evoked responses—3 or more studies	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
Division 3
818	Haemodialysis in hospital (where prolonged and constant specialist medical supervision for the duration of the dialysis is required)	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00
821	Haemodialysis in hospital (where intermittent specialist medical supervision of the dialysis is required)	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00
824	Haemodialysis in hospital (stabilised maintenance dialysis for chronic renal failure where a separate account for an attendance is not rendered under Part 1)	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00
831	Declotting of an arteriovenous shunt	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50
833	Indwelling peritoneal catheter (Tenckhoff or similar) for dialysis-insertion and fixation of	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
836	Peritoneal dialysis, establishment of by adbominal puncture and insertion of temporary catheter (including associated consultation)	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00
839	Bladder washout test for localization of urinary infection not including bacterial counts for organisms in specimens	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
841	Urinary flow study	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20
843	Cystometrography	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
Division 4
844	Tonography—in the investigation or management of glaucoma	27.00	22.50	27.00	27.00	22.50	22.50
849	Provocative test or tests for glaucoma, including water drinking	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	16.00
853	Electroretinography	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50
856	Optic fundi, examination of following intravenous dye injection	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50
859	Retinal photography, multiple exposures, of one eye with intravenous dye injection	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00
860	Retinal photography, multiple exposures of both eyes with intravenous dye injection	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
Division 5
863	Audiogram, air conduction	10.20	10.20	10.20	10.20	10.20	10.20
865	Audiogram, air and bone conduction	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60
870	Audiogram, air and bone conduction and speech	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80
874	Audiogram, air and bone conduction and speech, with other cochlear tests	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
877	Impedance audiogram	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60
879	Impedance audiogram with either air conduction audiogram or air and bone conduction audiogram	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50	21.50
882	Caloric test of labyrinth or labyrinths	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40
884	Electronystagmography	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40	17.40
Division 6
886	Electroconvulsive therapy, including associated consultation	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50
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	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80	19.80
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	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50
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	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50
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	21.00	19.40	19.40	19.40	19.40	19.40
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	46.50	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00	42.00
Division 7
895	Umbilical or scalp vein catheterisation with or without infusion	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50	22.50
897	Umbilical artery catheterisation with or without infusion	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
902	Blood tranfusion with venesection and complete replacement of blood, including collection from donor	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
904	Blood tranfusion with venesection and complete replacement of blood, using blood already collected	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
907	Blood for pathology test, collection of, by femoral or external jugular vein puncture in infants	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20	11.20
Division 8
908	Electrocardiography, tracing and report, with or without implanted pacemaker testing	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20
909	Electrocardiography, tracing or report only	9.60	9.60	9.60	9.60	9.60	9.60
912	Phonocardiography	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50
913	Echocardiography, not covered by item 792	48.00	48.00	48.00	48.00	48.00	48.00
914	Exercise electrocardiography, without monitoring (Master’s test)-including resting electrocardiography	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50
915	Electrocardiographic monitoring (continuous) of ambulatory patient including resting electrocardiography and the recording of other parameters	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
916	Electrocardiographic monitoring during exercise with apparatus such as bicycle ergometer or treadmill including resting electrocardiography and the recording of other parameters	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
917	Restoration of cardiac rhythm by electrical stimulation (cardioversion), other than in the course of cardiac surgery (AU 4)	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50
918	Bronchospirometry, including gas analysis	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
920	Estimation of respiratory function requiring complicated techniques-each attendance at which one or more tests are performed	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
921	Estimation of respiratory function (including the making of a graphic record), performed before and after inhalation of a bronchodilator, a cholinergic substance of a sensitising agent, or before and after exercise-each attendance at which one or more tests are performed	16.20	16.20	16.20	16.20	16.20	16.20
922	Perfusion of limb or organ using heart-lung machine or equivalent	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00
923	Whole body perfusion, cardiac bypass, using heart-lung machine or equivalent	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
925	Induced controlled hypothermia-total body	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00	44.00
927	Fluids, intravenous infusion of-percutaneous	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20
929	Fluids, intravenous infusion of-by open exposure	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00
932	Intravenous infusion or injection of a substance incorporating a cytotoxic agent	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00
934	Intra-arterial infusion or injection of a substance incorporating a cytotoxic agent, preparation for	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
936	Intralymphatic infusion or injection of a fluid containing a cytotoxic agent, with or without the incorporation of an opaque medium	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
938	Intralymphatic insertion of needle or cannula for the introduction of radio-active material	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
940	Administration of blood including collection from donor	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50
944	Administration of blood already collected	33.00	33.00	33.00	33.00	33.00	33.00
947	Intra-uterine foetal blood transfusion using blood already collected, including necessary amniocentesis	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
949	Collection of blood for purposes of transfusion	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20
950	Central vein cathetherisation (via jugular or subclavian vein) by open exposure for parenteral alimentation in a person under twelve years of age (AU 12)	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
951	Central vein catheterisation (via jugular or subclavian vein) by percutaneous or open exposure for parenteral alimentation not covered by item 950 (AU 6)	34.00	34.00	34.00	34.00	34.00	34.00
952	Blood dye-dilution indicator test	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50	45.50
955	Venepuncture and the collection of blood for the performance by an approved pathology practitioner of a pathology service-one or more such procedures during the one attendance	2.40	2.40	2.40	2.40	2.40	2.40
956	Arterial puncture and collection of blood for diagnostic purposes	8.80	8.80	8.80	8.80	8.80	8.80
958	Collection of specimen of sweat by iontophoresis	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00
960	Hormone or living tissue implantation-by incision	20.50	20.50	20.50	20.50	20.50	20.50
963	Hormone or living tissue implantation-by cannula	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40
966	Oesophageal motility test, manometric	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00
968	Gastric hypothermia by closed circuit circulation of refrigerant in the absence of gastrointestinal haemorrhage	71.00	71.00	71.00	71.00	71.00	71.00
970	Gastric hypothermia by closed circuit circulation of refrigerant for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00
974	Gastric lavage in the treatment of ingested poison	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00	24.00
976	Counterpulsation by intra-aortic balloon-management on the first day, including initial and subsequent consultations and monitoring of parameters	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00
977	Counterpulsation by intra-aortic balloon-management on each day subsequent to the first, including associated consultations and monitoring of parameters	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
Division 9
987	Skin sensitivity testing for allergens, using one to twenty allergens	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40
989	Skin sensitivity testing for allergens, using more than twenty allergens	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50
Division 10
994	Multiphasic health screening service involving the performance of ten or more medical services specified in items in Parts 6, 7 and 8 (including any associated consultation)	110.00	110.00	110.00	110.00	110.00	110.00
PART 7—PATHOLOGY SERVICES
Division 1—Haematology
1006	Blood count consisting of erythrocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, haematocrit estimation, haemoglobin estimation, platelet count or leucocyte count—one procedure (SP)	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
1007	Blood count consisting of erythrocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, haematocrit estimation, haemoglobin estimation, platelet count or leucocyte count—one procedure (excluding blood count consisting of haemoglobin estimation or erythrocyte sedimentation rate when not referred by another medical practitioner) (OP)	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
1008	Two procedures to which item 1006 applies (SP)	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40	6.40
1009	Two procedures to which item 1007 applies (OP)	4.80	4.80	4.80	4.80	4.80	4.80
1010	Blood count consisting of erythrocyte count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, haematocrit estimation, haemoglobin estimation, platelet count or leucocyte count—2 procedures (excluding blood count consisting of haemoglobin estimation or erythrocyte sedimentation rate when not referred by another medical practitioner) (HP)

360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00
8022	Finger or other small joint—arthrodesis, arthrectomy, or arthroplasty (AU 5)	130.00	130.00	108.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8026	Small joint—arthrotomy (AU 5)	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	36.00
8028	Zygapophyseal joints, arthrectomy (AU 8)	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00
8032	Sacro-iliac joint—arthrodesis (AU 12)	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00
8036	Other large joint—arthrodesis, arthrectomy, arthroplasty or total synovectomy of (AU 10)	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00	188.00
8040	Other large joint—arthrotomy (AU 8)	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00
8044	Hip—arthrodesis (AU 15)	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00
8048	Hip—arthrectomy (AU 15)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8053	Hip—arthroplasty (Austin Moore, Girdlestone or similar procedure) (AU 10)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8061	Hip—arthroplasty, cup or mould (Smith-Petersen or similar procedure) (AU 10)	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00
8069	Joint—arthroplasty, total replacement of hip (McKee-Farrer, Charnley or similar procedure), knee, elbow, shoulder or ankle (AU 17)	610.00	610.00	610.00	610.00	610.00	610.00
8074	Hip—arthrotomy including removal of prosthesis (AU 9)	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
8079	Knee—arthrodesis, arthrectomy, arthroplasty or total synovectomy of (AU 9)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8081	Knee—arthrotomy (AU 6)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8084	Knee—diagnostic arthroscopy of, not associated with a procedure performed through the arthroscope (AU 5)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
8087	Knee—operation for internal derangement or reconstruction of capsular ligaments (AU 7)	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00
8089	Knee—reconstruction of cruciate ligaments (AU 9)	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
8095	Knee—excision of patella (G) (AU 7)	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00
8097	Knee—excision of patella (S) (AU 7)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8100	Knee—operation for recurrent dislocation of patella (AU 9)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8105	Joint or other synovial cavity—aspiration of, injection into, or both of these procedures (AU 5)	12.80	12.80	12.80	12.80	12.80	12.80
8113	Joint, repair of capsule or ligament of, or internal fixation of to stabilize joint (AU 7)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8116	Foot or ankle region—triple arthrodesis (AU 9)	245.00	270.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
8120	Calcanean spur, removal of (AU 6)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8131	Hallux valgus or rigidus, correction of, with osteotomy or osteectomy of phalanx or metatarsal (Keller’s arthroplasty); or total replacement of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (AU 7)	205.00	205.00	184.00	184.00	184.00	184.00
8135	Hallux valgus, correction of, with osteotomy or osteectomy of phalanx or metatarsal and transplantation of adductor hallucis tendon (AU 8)	270.00	250.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8151	Hammer toe, correction of (G) (AU 6)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
8153	Hammer toe, correction of (S) (AU 6)	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
8158	Cervical rib, removal of (AU 11)	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
8161	Scalenotomy (AU 8)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8166	Acromion or coraco-acromion ligament, removal of (AU 7)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8169	Excision of exostosis of small bone including simple removal of bunion (G) (AU 6)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
8173	Excision of exostosis of small bone including simple removal of bunion (S) (AU 6)	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
8175	Excision of exostosis of small bone (D) (AU 6)	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
8179	Excision of exostosis of large bone (G) (AU 6)	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00
8182	Excision of exostosis of large bone (S) (AU 6)	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00
8185	Osteotomy or osteectomy of phalanx, metacarpal or metatarsal (AU 6)	112.00	112.00	102.00	102.00	112.00	102.00
8187	Osteotomy of phalanx, metacarpal or metatarsal, with internal fixation (AU 6)	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
8190	Osteotomy or osteectomy of fibula, radius, ulna, clavicle, scapula (other than acromion), rib, tarsus or carpus (AU 7)	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
8193	Osteotomy of fibula, radius, ulna, clavicle, scapula (other than acromion), rib, tarsus or carpus, with internal fixation (AU 7)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8195	Osteotomy or osteectomy of tibia or humerus (AU 7)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8198	Osteotomy or osteectomy of femur or pelvic bone (AU 8)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8201	Osteotomy of tibia, humerus, femur or pelvic bone, with internal fixation (AU 11)	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00
8206	Osteotomy of femur—subtrochanteric (AU 11)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8209	Osteectomy of vertebral bodies (AU 10)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8211	Osteotomy and distraction for lengthening of limb (AU 8)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8214	Removal of distracting apparatus from limb, without internal fixation (AU 6)	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
8217	Removal of distracting apparatus from limb, with internal fixation (AU 7)	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00
8219	Flexor tendon of hand, primary suture of (G) (AU 8)	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00
8222	Flexor tendon of hand, primary suture of (S) (AU 8)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8225	Flexor tendon of hand, secondary suture of (AU 9)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8227	Extensor tendon of hand, primary suture of (G) (AU 8)	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
8230	Extensor tendon of hand, primary suture of (S) (AU 8)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8233	Extensor tendon of hand, secondary suture of (AU 9)	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
8235	Achilles tendon or other large tendon, suture of (G) (AU 9)	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00
8238	Achilles tendon or other large tendon, suture of (S) (AU 9)	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00
8241	Tendon of foot, primary suture of (AU 8)	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50
8243	Tendon of foot, secondary suture of (AU 8)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8246	Tenotomy, subcutaneous, one or more tendons (AU 4)	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00	45.00
8249	Tenotomy, open, with or without tenoplasty (AU 7)	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
8251	Tendon or ligament transplantation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 8)	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00
8257	Tendon graft (AU 8)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8259	Insertion of artificial tendon prosthesis in preparation for tendon grafting (AU 10)	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00
8262	Achilles tendon or other large tendon—operation for lengthening (AU 9)	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
8267	Tendon sheath, incision of, or open operation for stenosing tendovaginitis (AU 6)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
8275	Tenolysis of flexor tendon following tendon injury, repair or graft (AU 8)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8279	Tenolysis of extensor tendon following tendon injury, repair or graft (AU 7)	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8282	Tendon sheath of finger or thumb, synovectomy of (AU 8)	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8283	Synovectomy of metacarpophalangeal joint (AU 8)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8287	Synovectomy of interphalangeal joint (AU 8)	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00
8290	Synovectomy of wrist, extensor or flexor tendon of wrist, carpometacarpal joint or inferior radio ulnar joint (AU 11)	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00
8294	Cicatricial flexion contracture of joint, correction of, involving tissues deeper than skin and subcutaneous tissue (AU 9)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8296	Dupuytren’s contracture, subcutaneous fasciotomy (AU 8)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8298	Dupuytren’s contracture, radical operation for (AU 9)	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00
8302	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—humerus, radius or ulna (AU 11)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8304	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—tibia (AU 10)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8306	Fragmentation and rodding in fragilitas ossium—femur (AU 12)	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00
8310	Epiphyseodesis—femur (AU 7)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8312	Epiphyseodesis—tibia and fibula (AU 7)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8314	Epiphyseodesis—femur, tibia and fibula (AU 10)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8316	Staple arrest of hemi-epiphysis (AU 7)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8320	Radical plantar fasciotomy (Steindler’s operation) (AU 7)	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00
8322	Talipes equinovarus—posterior release procedure (AU 7)	198.00	198.00	198.00	198.00	198.00	198.00
8324	Talipes equinovarus—medial release procedure (AU 7)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8326	Subtalar arthrodesis (extra-articular) (AU 10)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8328	Calcaneal osteotomy (AU 8)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8330	Calcaneal osteotomy with bone graft (AU 10)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8332	Congenital dislocation of hip—manipulation and plaster (one hip) (AU 6)	78.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00
8334	Talipes equinovarus, calcaneus valgus, pes planus, metatarsus varus, genu varum or genu valgum—manipulation under general anaesthesia (AU 5)	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20
8336	Talipes equinovarus, calcaneus valgus, pes planus, metatarsus varus, genu varum or genu valgum—manipulation and plaster under general anaesthesia (AU 6)	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
8349	Epiphysitis (Perthes’ Calve’s or Scheuermann’s) plaster for (AU 5)	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00
8351	Epiphysitis (Sever’s, Kohler’s, Keinbock’s or Schlatter’s) plaster for (AU 5)	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
8352	Contractures, manipulation under general anaesthesia, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 5)	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20	19.20
8354	Contractures, manipulation and plaster under general anaesthesia, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 5)	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50
8356	Spastic paralysis—manipulation and plaster (one limb) (AU 5)	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50	29.50
Division 12—Paediatric Operations for Correction of Congenital Abnormalities
8378	Hypertelorism, correction of (AU 14)	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00
8380	Choanal atresia, plastic repair of (AU 16)	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00
8382	Choanal atresia, repair of by puncture and dilatation (AU 11)	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00	88.00
8384	Macrocheilia, macroglossia or macrostomia, operation for (AU 13)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8386	Torticollis, operation for (AU 7)	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00	144.00
8388	Oesophagus, correction of congenital stenosis by oesophagectomy and anastomosis (AU 21)	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00
8390	Tracheo-oesophageal fistula (with or without atresia), ligation and division of (AU 20)	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00
8392	Oesophageal atresia, with or without fistula, correction of (AU 23)	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00
8394	Neonatal alimentary, obstruction, laparotomy for, with or without resection, including reduction of volvulus (AU 15)	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00
8398	Hirschsprung’s disease, rectosigmoidectomy for (AU 22)	495.00	495.00	495.00	495.00	495.00	495.00
8400	Exomphalos or gastroschisis, operation for (AU 13)	435.00	435.00	435.00	435.00	435.00	435.00
8402	Exomphalos or gastroschisis, operation for, by plastic flap (AU 14)	480.00	480.00	480.00	480.00	480.00	480.00
8406	Ano-rectal malformation, perineal anoplasty, primary or secondary repair (AU 10)	160.00	160.00	160.00	160.00	160.00	160.00
8408	Ano-rectal malformation, rectoplasty, primary or secondary repair, not covered by item 8406 (AU 18)	465.00	465.00	465.00	465.00	465.00	465.00
8410	Contracted bladder neck (congenital), wedge excision or perurethral resection of (AU 11)	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
8412	Urachal fistula, operation for (AU 11)	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00
8414	Sphincter reconstruction for ectopia vesicae, ectopia cloacae or congenital incontinence (AU 12)	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00	475.00
8418	Urethral valves or urethral membrane, open removal of (AU 12)	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00
8422	Lymphangiectasis of limb (Milroy’s disease) — limited excision of (AU 14)	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00
8424	Lymphangiectasis of limb (Milroy’s disease) — radical excision of (AU 18)	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00
Division 12—Paediatric Operations for Correction of Congenital Abnormalities
8428	Extra digit, ligation of pedicle (AU 4)	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.00
8430	Extra digit, amputation of (AU 6)	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50
8432	Dermoid, periorbital or superficial nasal, excision of (G) (AU 8)	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00
8434	Dermoid, periorbital or superficial nasal, excision of (S) (AU 8)	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00
8436	Dermoid, orbital, excision of (AU 8)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8440	Dermoid of nose, excision of, with intranasal extension (AU 8)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8442	Myelomeningocele—excision of sac (AU 13)	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8444	Myelomeningocele, extensive, requiring formal repair with skin flaps or Z plasty (AU 15)	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00
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)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8452	Abrasive therapy, limited area (AU 6)	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00	70.00
8454	Abrasive therapy, extensive area (AU 7)	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00	156.00
8458	Angioma, cauterisation of or injection into, under general anaesthetic (AU 7)	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50
8460	Angioma, cauterisation of or injection into, under general anaesthetic (D) (AU 7)	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50	36.50
8462	Angioma of skin, and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, small, excision and repair of (AU 7)	53.00	53.00	43.50	43.50	43.50	36.50
8464	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, small, excision and repair of (D) (AU 7)	53.00	53.00	43.50	43.50	43.50	36.50
8466	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, large, excision and repair of (AU 9)	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00
8468	Angioma of skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous surface, large, excision and repair of (D) (AU 9)	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00
8470	Angioma, involving deeper tissue, small, excision and repair of (AU 9)	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00
8472	Angioma, involving deeper tissue, large, excision and repair of (AU 10)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8474	Haemangioma of neck, deep-seated, excision of (AU 10)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8476	Major excision and grafting for lymphoedema (AU 15)	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00
8478	Foreign implants for contour reconstruction (AU 10)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8479	Foreign implants for contour reconstruction (D) (AU 10)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
Skin Flap Surgery
8480	Single stage local flap repair, simple, small (AU 7)	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
8482	Single stage local flap repair, simple, small (D) (AU 7)	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
8484	Single stage local flap repair, complicated or large (AU 10)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8485	Direct flap repair (cross arm, abdominal or similar), first stage (AU 11)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8486	Direct flap repair (cross arm, abdominal or similar), second stage (AU 9)	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
8487	Direct flap repair, cross leg, first stage (AU 13)	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00
8488	Direct flap repair, cross leg, second stage (AU 10)	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00	180.00
8490	Direct flap repair, small (cross finger or similar), first stage (AU 7)	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
8492	Direct flap repair, small (cross finger or similar), second stage (AU 7)	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00
8494	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, formation of (AU 10)	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00	176.00
8496	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, delay of (AU 8)	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
8498	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, preparation of intermediate or final site and attachment to the site (AU 10)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8500	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, spreading of pedicle, as a separate procedure (AU 8)	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00
8502	Direct, indirect or local flap repair, revision of graft (AU 7)	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
Free Grafts
8504	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (AU 7)	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00
8506	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (D) (AU 7)	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00
8508	Free grafts (split skin) on granulating areas, extensive (AU 11)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8509	Free grafts (split skin) to burns, including excision or burned tissue—involving not more than 2.5 per centum of total body surface (AU 8)	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
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)	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00
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)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8512	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (AU 8)	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
8514	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (D) (AU 8)	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
8516	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, extensive; or inlay graft using a mould, insertion of and removal of mould (AU 11)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8518	Free full thickness grafts (AU 9)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8520	Free full thickness grafts (D) (AU 9)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
Other Grafts and Miscellaneous Procedures
8522	Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar not more than 3 cm. in length (AU 8)	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00
8524	Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar more than 3 cm. in length (AU 9)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8528	Mammaplasty, reduction or repositioning (unilateral) (AU 10)	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00
8530	Mammaplasty, augmentation, prosthetic (unilateral) (AU 10)	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00
8532	Mammaplasty, dermo-fat (unilateral) (AU 11)	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00
8534	Hair transplants, multiple punch or similar technique, involving not more than 40 punch grafts (AU 7)	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50
8536	Hair transplants, multiple punch or similar technique, involving more than 40 but not more than 100 punch grafts (AU 8)	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00	87.00
8538	Hair transplants, multiple punch or similar technique, involving more than 100 punch grafts (AU 10)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8540	Digit, transplantation of—complete procedure (AU 16)	510.00	510.00	510.00	510.00	510.00	510.00
8542	Neurovascular island flap, including repair of secondary defect (AU 15)	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00
8544	Macrodactyly, plastic reduction of, each finger (AU 8)	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
8546	Facial nerve paralysis, free fascia graft for (AU 12)	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00
8548	Facial nerve paralysis, muscle transfer or graft for (AU 13)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8550	Melonoplasty (AU 17)	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00
8552	Orbital cavity, reconstruction of floor or roof of (AU 12)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8554	Maxilla, resection of (AU 17)	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00
8556	Mandible, resection of (AU 15)	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00
8558	Mandible, resection of (D) (AU 15)	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00
8560	Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (AU 13)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8562	Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (D) (AU 13)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8564	Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (AU 14)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8566	Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (D) (AU 14)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8568	Mandible, hemi-mandibular reconstruction with bone graft, not associated with item 8556 (AU 15)	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00

8570	Mandible, condylectomy (AU 11)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8572	Mandible, condylectomy (D) (AU 11)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8574	Osetotomy 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)	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00
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)	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00
8578	Osteotomy or osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or post-traumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 11)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8580	Osteotomy or osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or post-traumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (D) (AU 11)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8582	Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid other than by direct suture only (AU 10)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8586	Correction of ptosis (unilateral) (AU 12)	310.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8588	Ectropion or entropion, correction of (unilateral) (AU 9)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8589	Reduction of lower eyelid of one eye (AU 8)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8591	Reduction of upper eyelid of one eye (AU 7)	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00
8592	Symblepharon, grafting for (AU 8)	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
8594	Rhinoplasty, correction of lateral or alar cartilages or both (AU 10)	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00
8596	Rhinoplasty, correction of bony vault only (AU 10)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8598	Rhinoplasty, total, including correction of all bony and cartilaginous elements of the external nose (AU 12)	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00	400.00
8600	Rhinoplasty or similar contour restoration of the face, involving autogenous bone or costal cartilage graft (AU 13)	505.00	505.00	505.00	505.00	505.00	505.00
8602	Rhinoplasty, secondary revision of (AU 10)	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00
8604	Rhinophyma, correction of (AU 9)	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00
8606	Composite graft (chondro-cutaneous or chondro-mucosal) to nose, ear or eyelid (AU 11)	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00
8608	Lop ear, bat ear or similar deformity, correction of (AU 8)	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00
8612	Congenital atresia, reconstruction of external auditory canal (AU 11)	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00
8614	Full thickness wedge excision of lip with repair by direct sutures (AU 8)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8616	Vermilionectomy (AU 8)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8618	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), first stage (AU 11)	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00	330.00
8620	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), second stage (AU 4)	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00
8622	Cleft lip, unilateral—primary repair, (AU 12)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8624	Cleft lip, complete primary repair, one stage, bilateral (AU 14)	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00
8628	Cleft lip, secondary correction, partial or incomplete (AU 10)	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00
8630	Cleft lip, secondary correction, complete revision (AU 12)	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00
8632	Cleft lip, secondary correction, Abbe flap (AU 12)	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00
8634	Cleft lip, secondary correction of nostril or nasal tip (AU 10)	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00
8636	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (AU 13)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8638	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (D) (AU 13)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8640	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (AU 14)	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00
8642	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (D) (AU 14)	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00
8644	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (AU 13)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8646	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (D) (AU 13)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8648	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (AU 12)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8650	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (D) (AU 12)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8652	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (AU 13)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8654	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (D) (AU 13)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8656	Pharyngeal flap or pharyngoplasty (AU 15)	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00
PART 11—NUCLEAR MEDICINE
8700	Erythrocyte radioactive uptake survival time test	52.00	52.00	52.00	52.00	52.00	52.00
8702	Blood volume estimation using radioactive chromium	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00
8704	Gastrointestinal blood loss estimation with radioactive chromium involving serial examinations of stool specimens	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50
8706	Radioiodine, urinary estimation	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20	14.20
8708	Protein bound radioactive iodine test	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00
8710	Radioactive B12 absorption test (Schilling test)	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00
8712	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (C)	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00
8713	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (NC)	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00
8716	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (C)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8717	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (NC)	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00
8720	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (C)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8721	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (NC)	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00
8723	Gated cardiac blood pool study with intervention (C)	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00
8724	Cardiac first pass blood flow study (gated or ungated) or cardiac shunt study (C)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8730	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (C)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8731	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (NC)	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00
8736	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel’s diverticulum study (C)	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
8737	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel’s diverticulum study (NC)	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00
8738	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastro-oesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (C)	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8739	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastro-oesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (NC)	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00
8742	Liver and lung study (C)	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00	142.00
8743	Liver and lung study (NC)	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00
8746	Le Veen shunt study (C)	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50	49.50
8747	Le Veen shunt study (NC)	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50
8750	Gastric emptying study	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8755	Renal study (static) or placental study (C)	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8756	Renal study (static) or placental study (NC)	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00	64.00
8759	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (C)	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
8760	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (NC)	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00
8763	Testicular study (C)	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00	50.00
8764	Testicular study (NC)	44.50	44.50	44.50	44.50	44.50	44.50
8769	Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (C)	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00	97.00
8770	Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (NC)	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8773	Shunt patency study (C)	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8774	Shunt patency study (NC)	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
8779	Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (C)	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00
8780	Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (NC)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
8783	Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (C)	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
8784	Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (NC)	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00
8787	Peripheral perfusion study (C)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8788	Peripheral perfusion study (NC)	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00
8793	Bone study—4 or more areas (C)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8794	Bone study—4 or more areas (NC)	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00
8797	Bone study—-less than 4 areas (C)	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00
8798	Bone study—less than 4 areas (NC)	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8799	Joint study of 2 or more joints (C)	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00
8800	Joint study of 2 or more joints (NC)	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8803	Tumour seeking study—3 or more areas (C)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8804	Tumour seeking study—3 or more areas (NC)	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00	166.00
8807	Tumour seeking study—less than 3 areas (C)	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00	98.00
8808	Tumour seeking study—less than 3 areas (NC)	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8813	Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) or perchlorate discharge study (C)	49.00	49.00	49.00	49.00	49.00	49.00
8814	Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) or perchlorate discharge study (NC)	43.00	43.00	43.00	43.00	43.00	43.00
8817	Thyroid uptake study (C)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
8818	Thyroid uptake study (NC)	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00
8821	Parathyroid study	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8824	Adrenal study (C)	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
8825	Adrenal study (NC)	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
8828	Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (C)	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8829	Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (NC)	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00	63.00

NOTE

1 Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette