Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 22) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 3271

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Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 22) Regulations

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

Dated 12 November 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL MACKELLAR

Minister of State for Health

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Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 22) Regulations.

Commencement

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 16 November 1981.

Repeal

3. Statutory Rules 1980 Nos. 317, 389 and 390, and Statutory Rules 1981 Nos. 50 and 246 are repealed.

Variation of table of medical services

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

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RULES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE TABLE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

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

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

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;

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(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 1 6a (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 1 6a (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 1 6a (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 by a medical practitioner other than a specialist anaesthetist.

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

20. A reference in an item in Division 3 of Part 3 of the table to the administration of an anaesthetic shall be read as a reference to the administration of an anaesthetic in 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.

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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—$13.20;

(b) in the case of item 2782—$14.20; or

(c) in the case of item 2798—$8.30,

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—$3.30 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

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(b) in the case of item 2867 or 2877—$4.00 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(c) in the case of item 2881 —$4.70 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(d) in the case of item 2889—$6.10 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—$8.30 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 —$7.90 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(b) in the case of item 2885—$10.20 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—$ 14.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields,

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

32. A reference in a column in item 2953 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 read as a reference to an amount equal to the aggregate of—

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

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

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

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

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

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(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.

41. Where an item in Part 12 includes the symbol “(AD)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered by an accredited dental practitioner.

42. (1) Where an item in Part 12 includes the symbol “(AO)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered by a recognized orthodontist.

(2) For the purposes of sub-rule (1) and Division 2 of Part 12, a person shall be taken to be a recognized orthodontist—

(a) where the relevant law makes provision for the separate registration or licensing of orthodontists—if the person is an accredited dental practitioner who is so separately registered or licensed;

(b) where the relevant law does not make provision as referred to in paragraph (a) but the authority having the responsibility under that law for the registration or licensing of dental practitioners or dentists recognizes certain practitioners as orthodontists—if the person is an accredited practitioner who is so recognized; or

(c) where paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply—if the person is an accredited dental practitioner who practises exclusively as an orthodontist.

(3) In sub-rule (2), “relevant law” means a law of the State or Territory in which the service is rendered that provides for the registration or licensing of dental practitioners or dentists.

43. Where an item in Part 12 includes the symbol “(AOS)”, the item shall be taken to relate to the service specified in the item when rendered by an accredited dental practitioner who is a dental practitioner approved by the Minister for the purposes of the definition of “professional service” in subsection 3(1).

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TABLE OF MEDICAL SERVICES

Item No.	Fees
	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...............	8.70	8.30	8.30	8.30	8.30	8.30
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....................................................	15.20	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60	14.60
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...................................	12.00	11.20	10.60	10.60	10.60	11.20
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...............	18.20	17.20	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.20
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...................................	22.50	21.50	20.50	20.50	20.50	21.50
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...............	29.00	27.50	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.50

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$		$		$			$
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..............		34.50		32.50		31.00		31.00		31.00	32.50
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		41.50		38.50		38.00		38.00		38.00	38.50
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		13.40		12.20		12.20		12.20		12.20	12.20
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...............		19.80		19.00		19.00		19.00		19.00	19.00
51		Professional attendance at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home of more than 5 minutes duration but not more than 25 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by item 5.3— each attendance		17.40		16.60		16.40		16.40		16.40	16.60
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.....................................................		24.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50	22.50

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$		$		$			$
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....................................................		29.00		28.50		27.50		27.50		27.50	28.50
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..............................		35.50		34.50		33.50		33.50		33.50	34.50
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...................................		41.50		38.50		38.50		38.50		38.50	38.50
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.		47.50		45.50		43.50		43.50		43.50	45.50
69		Professional attendance at a hospital or nursing home, including aged persons’ accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation situated within a nursing home complex (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 where only one patient is seen...............................		17.40		16.60		16.40		16.40		16.40	16.60
71		Professional attendance at a hospital or nursing home, including aged persons’ accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation situated within a nursing home complex (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.........		24.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50	22.50

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.			Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$			$		$		$		$
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....................................................		12.00		11.20	10.60		10.60		10.60		11.20
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		17.00		16.00	15.40		15.40		15.40		16.00
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.................		12.00		11.20	10.60		10.60		10.60		11.20
76		Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons’ accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation situated within a nursing home complex, (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)— an attendance on two patients in the one nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation on the one occasion— each patient......		10.40		9.70	9.50		9.50		9.50		9.70
78		Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons’ accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation situated within a nursing home complex, (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part)— an attendance on three or more patients in the one nursing home or aged persons’ accommodation on the one occasion— each patient		8.70		8.30	8.30		8.30		8.30		8.30
82		Preoperative 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).......		12.00		11.20	10.60		10.60		10.60		11.20
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).......		17.20		16.20	16.20		16.20		16.20		14.40

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.		Fees
		Medical service	N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld	S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$	$	$		$
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.....			34.50	32.00		32.00		32.00	32.00	28.50
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...............			17.20	16.20		16.20		16.20	16.20	14.40
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			50.00	47.00		47.00		47.00	47.00	43.00
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			32.00	31.50		31.50		31.50	31.50	29.00
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.....			60.00	55.00		55.00		55.00	55.00	55.00
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...........................................			30.00	30.00		30.00		30.00	30.00	30.00
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			74.00	70.00		70.00		70.00	70.00	70.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
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		44.50		44.50		44.50	44.50			44.50	44.50
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		17.20		16.20		16.20	16.20			16.20	16.20
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...............		34.50		32.00		32.00	32.00			32.00	32.00
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...............		51.00		48.00		48.00	48.00			, 48,00	48.00
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...............

70.00		64.00.		64.00	64.00			64.00	64.00
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		86.00		81.00		81.00	81.00			81.00	81.00
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...........................................		32.00		31.50		31.50	31.50			31.50	31.50

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
146		Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner— an attendance of more than 15 minutes duration but not more than 30 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home...............		50.00		47.00		47.00	47.00			47.00	47.00
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...............		69.00		63.00		63.00	63.00			63.00	63.00
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...............		84.00		79.00		79.00	79.00			79.00	79.00
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		100.00		96.00		96.00	96.00			96.00	96.00
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....................................................		48.00		48,00		48,00	48.00			48.00	48.00
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....................................................		78.00		78.00		78.00	78.00			78.00	78.00
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....................................................		110.00		110.00		110.00	110.00			110.00	110.00
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....................................................		140.00		140.00		140.00	140.00			140.00	140.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.			Qld	S.A.		W.A.			Tas.
$		$			$	$		$			$
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.....		168.00		168.00	168.00			168.00		168.00	168.00
Professional Attendances by Participating Optometrists
180		Professional attendance by a participating optometrist— an attendance that is the sole or first attendance in a single course of attention that commenced on or after the proclaimed date, being— (a) the first or only course of attention of the patient by a participating 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.........		23.50		23.50	23.50			23.50.		23.50	23.50
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....................................................		11.80		11.80	11.80			11.80		11.80	11.80
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......................		11.80		11.80	11.80			11.80		11.80	11.80
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......................................		118.00		118.00	118.00			118.00		118.00	118.00
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		12.00		11.20	10.60			10.60		10.60	11.20

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
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..................		120.00	112.00		106.00		106.00		106.00		112.00
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).........................		102.00	93.00		93.00		79.00		79.00		79.00
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)..........................		152.00	116.00		116.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
198		Confinement as an independent procedure, including all related attendances (S)		102.00	93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00
200		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2) (G)		174.00	158.00		152.00		140.00		140.00		140.00
207		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2) (S)		230.00	198.00		174.00		198.00		174.00		158.00
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 time of delivery but not including any other service or services covered by Division 2) (G)		245.00	220.00		205.00		200.00		188.00		186.00
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)		300.00	250.00		225.00		250.00		225.00		205.00
Division 2—Special Services
211		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (G)......		201.00	185.00		179.00		167.00		167.00		167.00
213		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (S)......		257.00	225.00		201.00		225.00		201.00		185.00
216		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (G).....................................		240.50	224.50		218.50		206.50		206.50		206.50

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.			Qld		S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$		$			$		$	$		$
217		Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (S)..........................		296.50		264.50	240.50		264.50		240.50	224.50
234		Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (G) (AU 10)....................................................		220.00		220.00	205.00		205.00		205.00	198.00
241		Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (S) (AU 10)....................................................		290.00		255.00	255.00		255.00		255.00	230.00
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		8.70		8.30	8.30		8.30		8.30	8.30
246		Threatened abortion, threatened miscarriage or hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring admission to hospital, treatment of— each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance....................................................		8.70		8.30	8.30		8.30		8.30	8.30
250		Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (G) (AU 6).........................................		70.00		70.00	70.00		70.00		70.00	70.00
258		Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (S) (AU 6).........................................		93.00		93.00	93.00		93.00		93.00	93.00
267		Cervix, removal of purse string ligature of, under general anaesthesia (AU 5)		27.00		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00	27.00
273		Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or antepartum haemorrhage, treatment of— each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance...................................		8.70		8.30	8.30		8.30		8.30	8.30
274		Induction and management of second trimester labour (G)....................................................		102.00		102.00	102.00		102.00		102.00	102.00
275		Induction and management of second trimester labour (S)....................................................		126.00		126.00	126.00		126.00		126.00	126.00
278		Amnioscopy or amniocentesis...........		27.00		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00	27.00
284		Amnioscopy with surgical induction of labour (AU 6)		37.50		37.50	37.50		37.50		37.50	37.50
295		Version, external, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)		27.00		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00	27.00
298		Version, internal, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)		48.50		48.50	48.50		48.50		48.50	48.50
354		Surgical induction of labour (AU 5)...		27.00		27.00	27.00		27.00		27.00	27.00
360		Decapitation, craniotomy, cleidotomy or evisceration of foetus or any two or more of those services (AU 8)		102.00		102.00	102.00		102.00		102.00	102.00
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)		32.50		32.50	32.50		32.50		32.50	32.50
365		Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by vaginal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 8)		116.00		116.00	116.00		116.00		116.00	116.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.	Qld		S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$		$	$		$	$		$
368		Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by abdominal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 9)................................................		174.00	174.00		174.00	174.00	174.00	174.00
383		Third degree tear, repair of, involving anal sphincter muscles (AU 7).........................................		54.00	54.00		54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
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).........................................		6.00	5.90		5.90	5.80	5.80	5.10
403		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2).........................................		12.00	11.80		11.80	11.60	11.60	10.20
404		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3).........................................		18.00	17.80		17.80	17.40	17.40	15.20
405		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4).........................................		24.00	23.50		23.50	23.00	23.00	20.50
406		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5).........................................		30.00	29.50		29,50	29.00	29.00	25.50
407		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6).........................................		36.00	35.50		35.50	35.00	35.00	30.50
408		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7).........................................		42.00	41.50		41.50	40.50	40.50	35.50
409		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8).........................................		48.00	47.50		47.50	46.50	46.50	41.00
443		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9).........................................		54.00	53.00		53.00	52.00	52.00	46.00
450		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10).......................................		60.00	59.00		59.00	58.00	58.00	51.00
453		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11).......................................		66.00	65.00		65.00	64.00	64.00	56.00
454		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12).......................................		72.00	71.00		71.00	70.00	70.00	61.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.			Qld		S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$			$		$	$			$
457		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13).......................................		78.00		77.00	77.00		75.00			75.00	66.00
458		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14).......................................		84.00		83.00	83.00		81.00			81.00	71.00
459		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15).......................................		90.00		89.00	89.00		87.00			87.00	76.00
460		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16).......................................		96.00		95.00	95.00		93.00			93.00	82.00
461		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17).......................................		102.00		100.00	100.00		99.00			99.00	87.00
462		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18).......................................		108.00		106.00	106.00		104.00			104.00	92.00
463		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19).......................................		114.00		112.00	112.00		110.00			110.00	97.00
464		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20).......................................		120.00		118.00	118.00		116.00			116.00	102.00
465		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21).......................................		126.00		124.00	124.00		122.00			122.00	108.00
466		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22).......................................		132.00		130.00	130.00		128.00			128.00	112.00
467		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23).......................................		138.00		136.00	136.00		134.00			134.00	118.00
468		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24).......................................		144.00		142.00	142.00		140.00			140.00	122.00
469		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25).......................................		150.00		148.00	148.00		146.00			146.00	128.00
470		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26).......................................		156.00		154.00	154.00		150.00			150.00	132.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.		Fees
		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
471	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27).........................		162.00		160.00		160.00		156.00		156.00		138.00
472	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28).........................		168.00		166.00		166.00		162.00		162.00		142.00
473	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29).........................		174.00		172.00		172.00		168.00		168.00		148.00
474	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30).........................		180.00		178.00		178.00		174.00		174.00		152.00
475	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32).........................		192.00		190.00		190.00		186.00		186.00		164.00
476	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36).........................		215.00		215.00		215.00		210.00		210.00		184.00
477	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38).........................		230.00		225.00		225.00		220.00		220.00		194.00
478	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39).........................		235;00		230.00		230.00		225.00		225.00		198.00
479	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy..............		15.00		14.80		14.80		14.60		14.60		12.80
480	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy........................................		36.00		35.50		35.50		35.00		35.00		30.50
481	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus.......................		42.00		41.50		41.50		40.50		40.50		35.50
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

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
484		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture requiring internal fixation or in connection with the treatment of a compound fracture requiring open operation, being in either case a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798		Amount under rule 35	Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35		Amount under rule 35
485		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a complicated fracture involving viscera, blood vessels or nerves and requiring open operation, being a fracture referred to in items 7505 to 7798		Amount under rule 37	Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule 37		Amount under rule37		Amount under rule 37
487		Administration of an anaesthetic where the anaesthetic is administered as a therapeutic procedure		60.00	59.00		59.00		58.00		58.00		51.00
489		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography— brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study		42.00	41.50		41.50		40.50		40.50		35.50
490		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography—- body scan, plain study with Or without contrast medium study		48.00	47.50		47.50		46.50		46.50		41.00
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)..........................		7.30	7.20		7.20		7.10		7.10		6.40
505		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2)..........................		14.60	14.40		14.40		14.20		14.20		12.80
506		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3)..........................		22.00	21.50		21.50		21.00		21.00		19.00
509		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4)..........................		29.00	28.50		28.50		28.50		28.50		25.50
510		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5)..........................		36.50	36.00		36.00		35.50		35.50		32.00
513		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6)..........................		44.00	43.00		43.00		42.50		42 50		38.00

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
514		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7).........................................		51.00	50.00		50.00		49.50		49.50		44.50
517		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8).........................................		58.00	57.00		57.00		57.00		57.00		51.00
518		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9).........................................		66.00	65.00		65.00		64.00		64.00		57.00
521		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10).......................................		73.00	72.00		72.00		71.00		71.00		64.00
^22		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11).......................................		80.00	79.00		79.00		78.00		78.00		70.00
523		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12).......................................		88.00	86.00		86.00		85.00		85.00		76.00
524		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13).......................................		95.00	93.00		93.00		92.00		92.00		83.00
525		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14).......................................		102.00	100.00		100.00		99.00		99.00		89.00
526		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15).......................................		110.00	108.00		108.00		106.00		106.00		95.00
527		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16).......................................		116.00	114.00		114.00		114.00		114.00		102.00
528		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17).......................................		124.00	122.00		122.00		120.00		120.00		108.00
529		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18).......................................		132.00	130.00		130.00		128.00		128.00		114.00
531		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19).......................................		138.00	136.00		136.00		134.00		134.00		120.00
533		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20).......................................		146.00	144.00		144.00		142.00		142.00		128.00

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.			Qld		S.A.	W.A.		Tas.
$		$			$		$	$		$
535		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21).......................................		154.00		150.00	150.00		148.00		148.00	134.00
537		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22).......................................		160.00		158.00	158.00		156.00		156.00	140.00
538		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23).......................................		168.00		166.00	166.00		162.00		162.00	146.00
539		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24).......................................		176.00		172.00	172.00		170.00		170.00	152.00
540		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25).......................................		182.00		180.00	180.00		176.00		176.00	160.00
541		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26).......................................		190.00		186.00	186.00		184.00		184.00	166.00
542		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27).......................................		198.00		194.00	194.00		190.00		190.00	172.00
543		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28).......................................		205.00		200.00	200.00		198.00		198.00	178.00
544		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29).......................................		210.00		210.00	210.00		205.00		205.00	184.00
545		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30).......................................		220.00		215.00	215.00		210.00		210.00	190.00
546		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32).......................................		235.00		230.00	230.00		225.00		225.00	205.00
547		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36).......................................		265.00		260.00	260.00		255.00		255.00	230.00
548		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38).......................................		280.00		275.00	275.00		270.00		270.00	240.00
549		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39).......................................		285.00		280.00	280.00		275.00		275.00	250.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service			N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
550		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with electroconvulsive therapy..............	18.20		18.00		18.00		17.60		17.60		16.00
551		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy........................................	44.00		43.00		43.00		42.50		42.50		38.00
552		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a forceps delivery of a foetus.......................	51.00		50.00		50.00		49.50		49.50		44.50
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	7100		72.00		72.00		71.00		71.00		64.00
561		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography— brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	51.00		50.00		50.00		49.50		49.50		44.50
562		Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography— body scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	58.00		57.00		57.00		57.00		57.00		51.00
Division3—Dental Anaesthetics
566		Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (G)...................	24.00		23.50		23.50		23.00		23.00		20.50

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
567		Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (S)		29.00		28.50		28.50	28.50			28.50	25.50
568		Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic for extraction of a tooth or teeth, not being a service covered by item 570 (G).....		36.00		35.50		35.50	35.00			35.00	30.50
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).....		44.00		43.00		43.00	42.50			42.50	38.00
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)		48.00		47.50		47.50	46.50			46.50	41.00
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)		58.00		57.00		57.00	57.00			57.00	51.00
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)		36.00		35.50		35.50	35.00			35.00	30.50
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)		44.00		43.00		43.00	42.50			42.50	38.00
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)		60.00		59.00		59.00	58.00			58.00	51.00
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)		73.00		72.00		72.00	71.00			71.00	64.00
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		39.50		39.50		39.50	39.50			39.50	39.50
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....................................................		29.00		29.00		29.00	29.00			29.00	29.00

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service			N.S.W.	Vic.			Qld		S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$	$			$		$	$			$
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.........	59.00			58.00	58.00		57.00			57.00	51.00
756		Nerve block with alcohol, phenol or other neurolytic agent of the coeliac plexus, the splanchnic nerves, the lumbar sympathetic chain, the thoracic sympathetic chain or a cranial nerve (other than the trigeminal nerve) or an epidural or caudal block with or without X-ray control, localization by electrical stimulator or preliminary block with local anaesthetic...................................	65.00			64.00	64.00		63.00			63.00	58.00
760		Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (G)...............................	29.50			29.50	29.50		29.50			29.50	29.50
764		Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion (S)................................	37.50			37.50	37.50		37.50			37.50	37.50
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)..............................................	58.00			58.00	58.00		58.00			58.00	58.00
PART 6—MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES
Division 1
770		Blood pressure recording by intravascular cannula (AU 4)....................................................	29.00			29.00	29.00		27.50			27.50	25.50
774		Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is not in the chamber........................	58.00			58.00	58.00		58.00			58.00	58.00
777		Hyperbaric oxygen therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber................	94.00			94.00	94.00		94.00			94.00	94.00
787		Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is not confined in the chamber....................................................	79.00			79.00	79.00		79.00			79.00	79.00
790		Administration of a general anaesthetic (including the administration of oxygen) during hyperbaric therapy where the medical practitioner is confined in the chamber	116.00			116.00	116.00		116.00			116.00	116.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld	S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$	$	$			$
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		20.50		20.50	20.50	20.50		20.50	20.50
794		Ultrasonic echography, unidimensional, not associated with item 792, 797 or 913.....................		36.00		36.00	36.00	36.00		36.00	36.00
797		Ultrasonic cross-sectional echography, bidimensional (excluding real-time scanning covered by item 792), not associated with item 792, 794 or 913		78.00		78.00	78.00	78.00		78.00	78.00
803		Electroencephalography, not covered by item 794, 797, 806 or 809 (AU 6)..................................		57.00		57.00	57.00	57.00		57.00	57.00
806		Electroencephalography, temporosphenoidal		71.00		71.00	71.00	71.00		71.00	71.00
809		Electrocorticography........................		97.00		97.00	97.00	97.00		97.00	97.00
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)		47.00		47.00	47.00	47.00		47.00	47.00
811		Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis— conduction studies on two or three nerves with or without electromyography (not associated with item 810 or 813)....		64.00		64.00	64.00	64.00		64.00	64.00
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)....................................................		94.00		94.00	94.00	94.00		94.00	94.00
814		Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis— repetitive stimulation for study of neuro-muscular conduction or electromyography with quantitative computerised analysis or both of these examinations................................		64.00		64.00	64.00	64.00		64.00	64.00
816		Investigation of cortical evoked responses— 1 or 2 studies.....................................................		48.50		48.50	48.50	48.50		48.50	48.50
817		Investigation of cortical evoked responses—3 or more studies....................................................		72.00		72.00	72.00	72.00		72.00	72.00
Division 3
818		Haemodialysis in hospital (where prolonged and constant specialist medical supervision for the duration of the dialysis is required).......................		164.00		164.00	164.00	164.00		164.00	164.00
821		Haemodialysis in hospital (where intermittent specialist medical supervision of the dialysis is required)		82.00		82.00	82.00	82.00		82.00	82.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
824		Haemodialysis in hospital (stabilised maintenance dialysis for chronic renal failure where a separate account for an attendance is not rendered under Part 1)		30.00		30.00		30.00		30.00		30.00	30.00
831		Declotting of an arteriovenous shunt..		52.00		52.00		52.00		52.00		52.00	52.00
833		Indwelling peritoneal catheter (Tenckhoff or similar) for dialysis-insertion and fixation of....

200.00		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
8500	Indirect flap or tubed pedicle, spreading of pedicle, as a separate procedure (AU 8).............		156.00		156.00	156.00		156.00		156.00		156.00
8502	Direct, indirect or local flap repair, revision of graft (AU 7)....................................................		110.00		110.00	110.00		110.00		110.00		110.00
Free Grafts
8504	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (AU 7)................................		87.00		87.00	87.00		87.00		87.00		87.00
8506	Free grafts (split skin or pinch grafts) on granulating areas, small (D) (AU 7)..........................		87.00		87.00	87.00		87.00		87.00		87.00
8508	Free grafts (split skin) on granulating areas, extensive (AU 11)..............................................		174.00		174.00	174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8509	Free grafts (split skin) to burns, including excision of burned tissue— involving not more than 2.5 per centum of total body surface (AU 8)		128.00		128.00	128.00		128.00		128.00		128.00
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)............................		295.00		295.00	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
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)		270.00		270.00	270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00
8512	Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (AU 8).........................................		120.00		120.00	120.00		120.00		120.00		120.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
8514		Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, small (D) (AU 8).........................................		120.00	120.00		120.00		120.00		120.00		120.00
8516		Free grafts (split skin) including elective dissection, extensive; or inlay graft using a mould, insertion of and removal of mould (AU 11).............................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8518		Free full thickness grafts, excluding punch grafts for hair transplant (AU 9).		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
8520		Free full thickness grafts (D) (AU 9)..		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
Other Grafts and Miscellaneous Procedures
8522		Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar not more than 3 cm. in length (AU 8)...		93.00	93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00		93.00
8524		Revision under general anaesthesia of facial or neck scar more than 3 cm. in length (AU 9)...........		126.00	126.00		126.00		126.00		126.00		126.00
8528		Mammaplasty, reduction including repositioning of nipple (unilateral) (AU 10)......................		380.00	380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00
8530		Mammaplasty, augmentation, prosthetic, for correction of agenesis or following mastectomy (unilateral) (AU 10)....................................................		315.00	315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00
8532		Mammaplasty, augmentation, dermo-fat, for correction of agenesis or following mastectomy (unilateral) (AU 11)....................................................		380.00	380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00
8540		Digit, transplantation of— complete procedure (AU 16)		545.00	545.00		545.00		545.00		545.00		545.00
8542		Neurovascular island flap, including repair of secondary defect (AU 15).......................................		470.00	470.00		470.00		470.00		470.00		470.00
8544		Macrodactyly, plastic reduction of, each finger (AU 8).		140.00	140.00		140.00		140.00		140.00		140.00
8546		Facial nerve paralysis, free fascia graft for (AU 12)		305.00	305.00		305.00		305.00		305.00		305.00
8548		Facial nerve paralysis, muscle transfer or graft for (AU 13)....................................................		355.00	355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00
8552		Orbital cavity, reconstruction of floor or roof of (AU 12).....................................................		205.00	205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00		205.00
8554		Maxilla, resection of (AU 17)............		380.00	380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00		380.00
8556		Mandible, resection of (AU 15).........		295.00	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8558		Mandible, resection of (D) (AU 15)...		295.00	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8560		Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (AU 13)		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8562		Mandible, segmental resection of, for tumours (D) (AU 13)....................................................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8564		Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (AU 14)		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8566		Mandible, section-fixation for prognathism or retrognathism (D) (AU 14).................................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8568		Mandible, hemi-mandibular reconstruction with bone graft, not associated with item 8556 (AU 15).		350.00	350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service	N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
8570	Mandible, condylectomy (AU 11)......		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
8572	Mandible, condylectomy (D) (AU 11)		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
8574	Osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible (other than alveolar margins) for congenital or post-traumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 11).		220.00	220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00
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)		220.00	220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00
8578	Osteotomy or osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or posttraumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (AU 11)..............................................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8580	Osteotomy or osteectomy of maxilla (other than alveolar margins) or zygoma or both for congenital or posttraumatic malformation, not covered by any other item in this Part (D) (AU 11).......................................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8582	Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid other than by direct suture only (AU 10)......................		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8586	Correction of ptosis (unilateral) (AU 12)		330.00	290.00		290.00		290.00		290.00		290.00
8588	Ectropion or entropion, correction of (unilateral) (AU 9)....................................................		138.00	138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00
8592	Symblepharon, grafting for (AU 8)....		200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00		200.00
8594	Rhinoplasty, correction of lateral or alar cartilages or both (AU 10)..............................................		220.00	220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00
8596	Rhinoplasty, correction of bony vault only (AU 10).		250.00	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8598	Rhinoplasty, total, including correction of all bony and cartilaginous elements of the external nose (AU 12)		430.00	430.00		430.00		430.00		430.00		430.00
8600	Rhinoplasty or similar contour restoration of the face, involving autogenous bone or costal cartilage graft (AU 13).		540.00	540.00		540.00		540.00		540.00		540.00
8602	Rhinoplasty, secondary revision of (AU 10)		63.00	63.00		63.00		63.00		63.00		63.00
8604	Rhinophyma, correction of (AU 9).....		150.00	150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00
8606	Composite graft (chondro-cutaneous or chondro-mucosal) to nose, ear or eyelid (AU 11)............		215.00	215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00		215.00
8608	Lop ear, bat ear or similar deformity, correction of (AU 8)....................................................		225.00	225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00		225.00
8612	Congenital atresia, reconstruction of external auditory canal (AU 11).......................................		295.00	295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00		295.00
8614	Full thickness wedge excision of lip or eyelid, with repair by direct sutures (AU 8).....................		138.00	138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service			N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$		$		$		$
8616		Vermilionectomy (AU 8)..................	138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00		138.00
8618		Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), first stage (AU 11)...........	355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00		355.00
8620		Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), second stage (AU 4).........	104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00		104.00
8622		Cleft lip, unilateral— primary repair, (AU 12)	270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00
8624		Cleft lip, complete primary repair, one stage, bilateral (AU 14)..............................................	370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00		370.00
8628		Cleft lip, secondary correction, partial or incomplete (AU 10)....................................................	114.00		114.00		114.00		114.00		114.00		114.00
8630		Cleft lip, secondary correction, complete revision (AU 12).....................................................	220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00		220.00
8632		Cleft lip, secondary correction, Abbe flap (AU12)	505.00		505.00		505.00		505.00		505.00		505.00
8634		Cleft lip, secondary correction of nostril or nasal tip (AU 10).....................................................	150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00
8636		Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (AU 13)	270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00
8638		Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (D) (AU 13)	270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00		270.00
8640		Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (AU 14)....................	350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00
8642		Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (D) (AU 14)...............	350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00		350.00
8644		Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (AU 13)....................................................	174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8646		Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (D) (AU 13).....................................................	174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00		174.00
8648		Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (AU 12)....................................................	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8650		Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (D) (AU 12)	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8652		Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (AU 13)	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8654		Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (D) (AU 13)	250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00		250.00
8656		Pharyngeal flap or pharyngoplasty (AU 15)	315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00		315.00
PART 11 —NUCLEAR MEDICINE
8700		Erythrocyte radioactive uptake survival time test	56.00		56.00		56.00		56.00		56.00		56.00
8702		Blood volume estimation using radioactive chromium	22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		19.80		22.50
8704		Gastrointestinal blood loss estimation with radioactive chromium involving serial examinations of stool specimens	44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50		44.50
8706		Radioiodine, urinary estimation.........	15.20		15.20		15.20		15.20		15.20		15.20

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service	N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
8708	Protein bound radioactive iodine test..		22.50	22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50		22.50
8710	Radioactive B12 absorption test (Schilling test)— one isotope....................................................		24.50	24.50		24.50		24.50		24.50		24.50
8711	Radioactive B12 absorption test (Schilling test)— two isotopes.....................................................		37.00	37.00		37.00		37.00		37.00		37.00
8712	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (C).................		100.00	100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00
8713	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (NC)		88.00	88.00		88.00		88.00		88.00		88.00
8716	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (C)		77.00	77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00
8717	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (NC).		67.00	67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
8720	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (C)		126.00	126.00		126.00		126.00		126.00		126.00
8721	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (NC).		67.00	67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
8723	Gated cardiac blood pool study with intervention (C)		152.00	152.00		152.00		152.00		152.00		152.00
8724	Cardiac first pass blood flow study (gated or ungated) or cardiac shunt study (C)		77.00	77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00
8730	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (C).....................................		77.00	77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00		77.00
8731	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (NC)...................................		67.00	67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00		67.00
8736	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel’s diverticulum study (C)..................		102.00	102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8737	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel’s diverticulum study (NC)................		91.00	91.00		91.00		91.00		91.00		91.00
8738	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastro-oesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (C)..................		78.00	78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00
8739	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastro-oesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (NC)...............		69.00	69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00
8742	Liver and lung study (C)...................		152.00	152.00		152.00		152.00		152.00		152.00
8743	Liver and lung study (NC)................		132.00	132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00		132.00
8746	Le Veen shunt study (C)...................		53.00	53.00		53.00		53.00		, 53.00		53.00
8747	Le Veen shunt study (NC)................		46.50	46.50		46.50		46.50		46.50		46.50
8750	Gastric emptying study.....................		78.00	78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00
8755	Renal study (static) or placental study (C).		78.00	78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00		78.00
8756	Renal study (static) or placental study (NC)		69.00	69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00		69.00
8759	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (C).		102.00	102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00		102.00
8760	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (NC).		90.00	90.00		90.00		90.00		90.00		90.00

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Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld		S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$		$	$			$
8763		Testicular study (C)..........................		54.00	54.00	54.00		54.00			54.00	54.00
8764		Testicular study (NC).......................		47.50	47.50	47.50		47.50			47.50	47.50
8769		Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (C).....................................................		104.00	104.00	104.00		104.00			104.00	104.00
8770		Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (NC).....................................................		92.00	92.00	92.00		92.00			92.00	92.00
8773		Shunt patency study (C)....................		78.00	78.00	78.00		78.00			78.00	78.00
8774		Shunt patency study (NC).................		70.00	70.00	70.00		70.00			70.00	70.00
8779		Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (C).....................................		30.00	30.00	30.00		30.00			30.00	30.00
8780		Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (NC)...................................		27.00	27.00	27.00		27.00			27.00	27.00
8783		Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (C)		102.00	102.00	102.00		102.00			102.00	102.00
8784		Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (NC)		90.00	90.00	90.00		90.00			90.00	90.00
8787		Peripheral perfusion study (C)...........		77.00	77.00	77.00		77.00			77.00	77.00
8788		Peripheral perfusion study (NC)........		67.00	67.00	67.00		67.00			67.00	67.00
8793		Bone study— 4 or more areas (C)......		205.00	205.00	205.00		205.00			205.00	205.00
8794		Bone study— 4 or more areas (NC)...		178.00	178.00	178.00		178.00			178.00	178.00
8797		Bone study— less than 4 areas (C).....		104.00	104.00	104.00		104.00			104.00	104.00
8798		Bone study— less than 4 areas (NC)..		92.00	92.00	92.00		92.00			92.00	92.00
8799		Joint study of two or more joints (C)..		104.00	104.00	104.00		104.00			104.00	104.00
8800		Joint study of two or more joints (NC)		92.00	92.00	92.00		92.00			92.00	92.00
8803		Tumour seeking study— 3 or more areas (C)		205.00	205.00	205.00		205.00			205.00	205.00
8804		Tumour seeking study— 3 or more areas (NC)		178.00	178.00	178.00		178.00			178.00	178.00
8807		Tumour seeking study— less than 3 areas (C)		104.00	104.00	104.00		104.00			104.00	104.00
8808		Tumour seeking study— less than 3 areas (NC)		92.00	92.00	92.00		92.00			92.00	92.00
8813		Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) perchlorate discharge study (C)......		52.00	52.00	52.00		52.00			52.00	52.00
8814		Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) perchlorate discharge study (NC)...		46.00	46.00	46.00		46.00			46.00	46.00
8817		Thyroid uptake study (C)..................		27.00	27.00	27.00		27.00			27.00	27.00
8818		Thyroid uptake study (NC)................		23.50	23.50	23.50		23.50			23.50	23.50
8821		Parathyroid study.............................		77.00	77.00	77.00		77.00			77.00	77.00
8824		Adrenal study (C)............................		80.00	80.00	80.00		80.00			80.00	80.00
8825		Adrenal study (NC)..........................		71.00	71.00	71.00		71.00			71.00	71.00
8828		Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (C)........................................		77.00	77.00	77.00		77.00			77.00	77.00
8829		Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (NC).....................................		67.00	67.00	67.00		67.00			67.00	67.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.		Fees
		Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.	Qld			S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$	$			$		$		$
PART 12-SERVICES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLEFT LIP AND CLEFT PALATE CONDITIONS
Division 1— Orthodontic Services
8901	Professional attendance not covered by item 8902 (AO).....................................................		15.00		15.00			15.00	15.00		15.00		15.00
8902	Professional attendance and treatment planning where treatment is deferred (AO).............		30.00		30.00			30.00	30.00		30.00		30.00
8903	Production of dental study models not associated with item 8902 or with a service covered by item 8914, 8915, 8917, 8918, 8919, 8922, 8923, 8924, 8925, or 8928 (AO)		15.00		15.00			15.00	15.00		15.00		15.00
8905	Orthodontic radiography—ortho- pan-tomography (AO).....................................................		25.00		25.00			25.00	25.00		25.00		25.00
8906	Orthodontic radiography—anteroposterior cephalometric radiography with cephalometric tracings or lateral cephalometric radiography with cephalometric tracings (AO)............................................		40.00		40.00			40.00	40.00		40.00		40.00
8907	Orthodontic radiography—anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings (AO)............................................		55.00		55.00			55.00	55.00		55.00		55.00
8908	Orthodontic radiography—anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings and orthopantomography (AO).............		70.00		70.00			70.00	70.00		70.00		70.00
8909	Orthodontic radiography—anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings, orthopantomography and hand-wrist studies (including growth prediction) (AO)................		85.00		85.00			85.00	85.00		85.00		85.00
8914	Pre-surgical infant maxillary arch repositioning, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations— where one appliance is used (AO)..		200.00		200.00			200.00	200.00		200.00		200.00
8915	Pre-surgical infant maxillary arch repositioning, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations— where two appliances are used (AO)		240.00		240.00			240.00	240.00		240.00		240.00
8917	Deciduous dentition treatment— maxillary arch expansion, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment (AO)		270.00		270.00			270.00	270.00		270.00		270.00
8918	Deciduous and permanent dentition treatment-incisor alignment using fixed appliances in maxillary arch, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment (AO)		440.00		440.00			440.00	440.00		440.00		440.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
8919		Deciduous and permanent dentition treatment (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8918)—lateral arch expansion and incisor alignment using fixed appliances in maxillary arch, including supply of appliances and all associated attendances, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment (AO)....................................................

610.00		610.00		610.00	610.00			610.00	610.00
8922		Permanent dentition treatment (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8924 or 8925)— single arch (mandibular or maxillary) treatment (correction or alignment, or both) using fixed appliances, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment—initial three months of active treatment (AO)....................................................		200.00		200.00		200.00	200.00			200.00	200.00
8923		Permanent dentition treatment (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8924 or 8925)— single arch (mandibular or maxillary) treatment (correction or alignment, or both) using fixed appliances, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment—each three months of active treatment after the first for a maximum of a further 33 months (AO)		77.00		77.00		77.00	77.00			77.00	77.00
8924		Permanent dentition treatment (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8922 or 8923)— two-arch (mandibular and maxillary) treatment (correction or alignment, or both) using fixed appliances, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment—initial three months of active treatment (AO)....................................................		400.00		400.00		400.00	400.00			400.00	400.00
3925		Permanent dentition treatment (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8922 or 8923)— two-arch (mandibular and maxillary) treatment (correction or alignment, or both) using fixed appliances, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatment-planning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment—each three months of active treatment after the first for a maximum of a further 33 months (AO)		105.00		105.00		105.00	105.00			105.00	105.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.	Fees
	Medical service		N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld			S.A.	W.A.			Tas.
$		$		$			$	$			$
8928		Pre-surgical or post-surgical jaw growth guidance using removable appliances, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations and treatment-planning (AO)		270.00		270.00		270.00	270.00			270.00	270.00
Division 2—Oral Surgical Services
8931		Removal of tooth or tooth fragment (not being treatment covered by item 8936, 8937, 8938, 8939, 8940 or 8941), where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AD)............................................		20.00		20.00		20.00	20.00			20.00	20.00
8932		Removal of tooth or tooth fragment under general anaesthesia, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AD)............................................		30.00		30.00		30.00	30.00			30.00	30.00
8933		Removal of each additional tooth or tooth fragment at the same attendance at which a service referred to in item 8931 or 8932 is rendered (AD)...........................		10.00		10.00		10.00	10.00			10.00	10.00
Surgical Extractions
8936		Surgical removal of erupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)		60.00		60.00		60.00	60.00			60.00	60.00
8937		Surgical removal of tooth with soft tissue impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS).		70.00		70.00		70.00	70.00			70.00	70.00
8938		Surgical removal of tooth with partial bone impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS).....................................................		8000		80.00		80.00	80.00			80.00	80.00
8939		Surgical removal of tooth with complete bone impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)....................................................		90.00		90.00		90.00	90,00			90.00	90.00
8940		Surgical removal of tooth fragment requiring incision of soft tissue only, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS).......................		50.00		50.00		50.00	50.00			50.00	50.00
8941		Surgical removal of tooth fragment requiring removal of bone, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..........................................		60.00		60.00		60.00	60.00			60.00	60.00
Other Surgical Procedures
8945		Surgical exposure/stimulation and packing of unerupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..........................................		85.00		85.00		85.00	85.00			85.00	85.00
8946		Surgical exposure of unerupted tooth for the purpose of fitting a traction device, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS).......................		100.00		100.00		100.00	100.00			100.00	100.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.		Fees
		Medical service	N.S.W.			Vic.		Qld		S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$			$		$		$		$		$
8947	Surgical repositioning of unerupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)			100.00	100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00		100.00
8948	Transplantation of tooth bud, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS).......			150.00	150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00		150.00
Division 3—General and Prosthodontic Services
8960	Attendance comprising consultation, preventive treatment and prophylaxis, of not more than thirty minutes duration—each attendance to a maximum of three attendances in any period of twelve months (AD)..................			30.00	30.00		30.00		30.00		30.00		30.00
8961	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers—one tooth (AD).............			121.00	121.00		121.00		121.00		121.00		121.00
8962	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers— two teeth (AD).............			141.00	141.00		141.00		141.00		141.00		141.00
8963	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers— three teeth (AD)...........			166.00	166.00		166.00		166.00		166.00		166.00
8964	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers—-four teeth (AD)............			188.00	188.00		188.00		188.00		188.00		188.00
8965	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers— five to nine teeth (AD)..			229.00	229.00		229.00		229.00		229.00		229.00
8966	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers— ten to twelve teeth (AD)			269.00	269.00		269.00		269.00		269.00		269.00
8971	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— one tooth (AD)............................................			214.00	214.00		214.00		214.00		214.00		214.00
8972	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— two teeth (AD)............................................			248.00	248.00		248.00		248.00		248.00		248.00
8973	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— three teeth (AD)............................................			289.00	289.00		289.00		289.00		289.00		289.00
8974	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— four teeth (AD)............................................			316.00	316.00		316.00		316.00		316.00		316.00
8975	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— five to nine teeth (AD)....................................			388.00	388.00		388.00		388.00		388.00		388.00
8976	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers— ten to twelve teeth (AD)....................................			446.00	446.00		446.00		446.00		446.00		446.00

THE SCHEDULE—continued

Item No.		Fees
		Medical service	N.S.W.		Vic.		Qld	S.A.		W.A.		Tas.
$		$		$	$		$		$
8980	Provision and fitting of retainers (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8961, 8962, 8963, 8964, 8965, 8966, 8971, 8972, 8973, 8974, 8975 or 8976)— each retainer (AD)...............................		10.00	10.00		10.00		10.00	10.00		10.00
8982	Adjustment of partial denture (not being treatment associated with treatment covered by item 8961, 8962, 8963, 8964, 8965, 8966, 8971, 8972, 8973, 8974, 8975 or 8976) (AD).....................................................		15.00	15.00		15.00		15.00	15.00		15.00
8984	Reclining of partial denture by laboratory process and associated fitting (AD)..................		75.00	75.00		75.00		75.00	75.00		75.00
8986	Remodelling and fitting of partial denture of more than four teeth (AD)....................................		90.00	90.00		90.00		90.00	90.00		90.00
8988	Repair to cast metal base of partial denture— one or more points (AD)		45.00	45.00		45.00		45.00	45.00		45.00
8990	Addition of a tooth or teeth to a partial denture to replace extracted tooth or teeth, including taking of necessary impression (AD)...........................		45.00	45.00		45.00		45.00	45.00		45.00

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette