Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 44) Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 3181

Health Insurance (Variation of Fees and Medical Services) (No. 44) 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 29 October 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command,

NEAL BLEWETT

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. 44) Regulations.

Commencement

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 November 1986.

Repeal

3. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 275 are repealed.

General medical services table

4. The table of medical services, including rules of 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 GENERAL 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 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 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 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 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. (1) In Part 1, and in the items in Parts 2, 6 and 10 to which this rule applies, "attendance" means a physical attendance on not more than one person on the one occasion.

(2) This rule applies to each of the following items, that is to say—

(a) items 190, 192, 198, 246 and 273 in Part 2;

(b) items 821, 824, 851, 890, 893 and 980 in Part 6;

(c) items 3330, 3332, 3338, 3342, 3346, 5264, 6835, 6904, 7601, 7605, 7694, 7697, 7701, 7706, 7774, 7777, 7781 and 7785 in Part 10.

7. (1) A medical service specified in—

(a) an item in Part 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 or 10; or

(b) an item in Part 6 to which Rule 8 applies,

other than—

(c) item 290 in Part 2;

(d) item 887, 888, 889, 996, 997 or 998 in Part 6;

(e) an item to which Rule 6 applies; or

(f) an item in Part 10 that includes the symbol "D",

shall be taken to be a medical service if, and only if, the medical service is performed physically by a medical practitioner on not more than one patient on the one occasion.

(2) A medical service specified in item 887, 888, 889, 996, 997 or 998 in Part 6 shall be taken to be a medical service if and only if the medical service is performed physically by a medical practitioner.

8. (1) A medical service specified in—

(a) an item in Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 or 10; or

(b) an item in Part 6 to which this rule applies, other than—

(c) item 180, 182, 184 or 186 in Part 1; or

(d) an item in Part 10 that includes the symbol "D",

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shall be taken to be a medical service for the purposes of the Act if, and only if, the medical service is rendered by a medical practitioner, being—

(e) a medical practitioner other than a medical practitioner employed by the proprietor of a hospital; or

(f) a medical practitioner who is employed by the proprietor of a hospital and renders that medical service otherwise than in the course of his employment by that proprietor,

whether or not essential assistance is provided, in accordance with accepted professional practice, to the medical practitioner rendering that medical service.

(2) This rule applies to each of the following items in Part 6, that is to say, items 770, 774, 777, 787, 790, 810, 811, 813, 814, 821, 824, 831, 833, 836, 839, 851, 856, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, 893, 895, 897, 902, 904, 907, 916, 917, 918, 922, 923, 925, 927, 929, 931, 932, 934, 936, 938, 939, 940, 944, 947, 949, 950, 951, 953, 954, 956, 957, 960, 963, 968, 970, 974, 976, 977, 980, 987, 989, 996, 997 and 998.

9. A medical service specified in item 290 in Part 2 or in an item in Part 6, 8, 8A, 9Aor 11, other than an item in Part 6 to which Rule 8 applies, shall be taken to be a medical service for the purposes of the Act whether the medical service is rendered by—

(a) a medical practitioner; or

(b) a person, other than a medical practitioner, who is employed by, or in accordance with accepted medical practice, acts under the supervision of, a medical practitioner.

10. (1) A medical service to which an item in Division 5 of Part 6 relates, other than item 862, 882, 883 or 884, shall be taken to be a medical service for the purposes of the Act if and only if it is rendered—

(a) in conditions which allow the establishment of determinate thresholds; and

(b) in a sound attenuated environment using calibrated equipment which complies with Australian Standard AS 2586-1983 as in force or existing on 1 August 1986.

(2) In sub-rule (1), "Australian Standard AS 2586-1983" means the Australian Standard for Audiometers published by the Standards Association of Australia on 7 February 1983.

11. In Part 1, "institution" means a place (not being a hospital, nursing home, aged persons accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons accommodation situated within a nursing home complex) at which residential accommodation or day care or both such accommodation and such care is made available to—

(a) disadvantaged children;

(b) juvenile offenders;

(c) aged persons;

(d) chronically ill psychiatric patients;

(e) homeless persons;

(f) unemployed persons;

(g) persons suffering from alcoholism;

(h) persons addicted to drugs; or

(i) physically or mentally handicapped persons.

12. Where an item in Part 9Aincludes 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 or magnetic resonance imaging equipment of a recognized hospital or a radiology unit included in a prescribed class of radiology units.

13. Where an item in Part 9Aincludes 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.

14. For the purposes of rules 12 and 13, 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;

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

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

(e) radiology units operated by an Australian University.

15. 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).

16. A reference in an item in Division 1 of Part 3 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.

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

18. A reference in an item in Division 3 of Part 3 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).

19. In item 793 "group of practitioners" has the same meaning as in section 16A.

20. 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—$17.20;

(b) in the case of item 2782—$18.20; or

(c) in the case of item 2798—$10.80,

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

21. 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—$4.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(b) in the case of item 2867—$5.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(c) in the case of item 2877—$10.40 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(d) in the case of item 2881—$12.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(e) in the case of item 2889—$15.80 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(f) in the case of item 2893—$21.50 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.

22. 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—$10.20 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(b) in the case of item 2885—$26.00 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields;

(c) in the case of item 2897—$36.50 for each field separately treated in excess of one up to a maximum of 5 additional fields,

 

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

23. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

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

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

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

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

28. 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.

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—

(a) in the case of item 488 or 560—85% of 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 an

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amputation of the kind performed (being an item relating to an amputation that is included in items 4927 to 5055); or

(b) in the case of item 5057—75% of the fee set out in the column of the item relating to an amputation of the kind performed (being an item relating to an amputation that is included in items 4927 to 5055),

and that amount 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—

(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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. (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 if the person is an accredited dental practitioner and—

(a) the person is registered or licensed under a relevant law; or

(b) in the case of a person who is not so registered or licensed—the person, by means of his qualifications or experience, demonstrates to the Committee his competence in the field of orthodontics applicable to the rendering of the services specified in Division 1 of Part 12.

(3) In sub-rule (2)—

"Committee" means the Medical Benefits (Dental Practitioners) Advisory Committee established under section 136 of the National Health Act 1953;

"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 as orthodontists.

35. 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 sub-section 3 (1).

36. A reference in items 8658, 8659, 8660, 8661, 8662, 8663, 8664, 8665, 8666, 8667, 8668 and 8669 to maxilla shall be read as including a reference to the zygoma.

37. A reference in a column in item 6931 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 squint operation performed (being an operation covered by item 6922, 6924 or 6930); and

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

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

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
PART 1—PROFESSIONAL ATTENDANCES NOT COVERED BY AN ITEM IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE SCHEDULE
1	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 2 - each attendance......................................................................	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
2	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

21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00
5	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 6 - each attendance..	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
6	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	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50
7	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 8 - each attendance..	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
8	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	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
9	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 10 - each attendance	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50
10	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.........	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00
11	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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 12 - each attendance......	18.40	18.40	18.40	18.40	18.40	18.40
12	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50
15	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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 16 - each attendance.................................................	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
16	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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.........................	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
17	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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 18 - each attendance................................................	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00
18	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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.........................	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50
21	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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 22 - each attendance......	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
22	Professional attendance, not being an attendance at consulting rooms, a hospital or a nursing home or an attendance that is one of 2 or more attendances on the one occasion at an institution, 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	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
27	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) at a time other than a time covered by Item 28 - each attendance where only one in-patient is seen.....................................................	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50
28	Professional attendance at a hospital (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, where only one in-patient is seen..............................	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
29	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of two in-patients in the one hospital on the one occasion at a time other than a time covered by Item 30 - each patient who is not a nursing-home type patient..............	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
30	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of two in-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 who is not a nursing-home type patient................................................................	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
31	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of three or more in-patients in the one hospital on the one occasion - each patient who is not a nursing-home type patient................................................................	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
32	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of two in-patients in the one hospital on the one occasion where at least one of those in-patients is a nursing-home type patient - each nursing-home type patient	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00
34	Professional attendance at a hospital (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of three or more in-patients in the one hospital on the one occasion where at least one of those in-patients is a nursing-home type patient - each nursing-home type patient	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
41	Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons' accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons' accommodation situated within a complex that includes a nursing home (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the nursing home or aged persons' accommodation (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) -each in hours attendance where only one patient is seen................................................................	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50
42	Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons' accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons' accommodation situated within a complex that includes a nursing home (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the nursing home or aged persons' accommodation (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) -each after hours attendance where only one patient is seen................................................................	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
45	Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons' accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons' accommodation situated within a complex that includes a nursing home (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the nursing home or aged persons' accommodation (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) - an attendance on two patients in the one nursing home or aged persons' accommodation on the one occasion - each patient...........................................................	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00
46	Professional attendance at a nursing home, including aged persons' accommodation attached to a nursing home or aged persons' accommodation situated within a complex that includes a nursing home (other than a professional attendance at a self-contained unit) or professional attendance at consulting rooms situated within such a complex where the patient is accommodated in the nursing home or aged persons' accommodation (not being accommodation in a self-contained unit) - an attendance on three or more patients in the one nursing home or aged persons' accommodation on the one occasion - each patient...................................................	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
55	Professional attendance at an institution 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 56 - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion - each patient.................................	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
56	Professional attendance at an institution of not more than 5 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion 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........................	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00	21.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
61	Professional attendance at an institution 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 62 - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion - each patient.......................................................	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
62	Professional attendance at an institution 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) - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion 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.......................................................	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50	25.50
63	Professional attendance at an institution 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 64 - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion - each patient.......................................................	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00	30.00
64	Professional attendance at an institution 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) - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion 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.......................................................	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00	40.00
67	Professional attendance at an institution 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 68 - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion - each patient..............................	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50	47.50

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
68	Professional attendance at an institution of more than 45 minutes duration (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) - an attendance on each of two or more patients at the one institution on the one occasion 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	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00
82	Pre-operative examination of a patient in preparation for the administration of an anaesthetic, being an examination carried out at an attendance other than that at which the anaesthetic is administered (G)	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
85	Pre-operative examination of a patient in preparation for the administration of an anaesthetic, being an examination carried out at an attendance other than that at which the anaesthetic is administered (S)	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50
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........................	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00
94	Professional attendance by a specialist in the practice of his specialty where the patient is referred to him - each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home................................................................	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50
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	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00
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..........................................	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
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........................	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00	82.00
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.......................................................	41.00	41.00	41.00	41.00	41.00	41.00
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	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
128	Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty (not being psychiatry) where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner - each attendance subsequent to the first in a single course of treatment where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home........................	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
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............	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50	23.50

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.

$	$	$	$	$	$
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...........................................................	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00
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...........................................................	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00
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...........................................................	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00	96.00
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.....................	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00
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	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50	43.50
146	Professional attendance by a consultant physician in the practice of his specialty of psychiatry where the patient is referred to him by a medical practitioner - an attendance of more than 15 minutes duration but not more than 30 minutes duration where that attendance is at a place other than consulting rooms, hospital or nursing home.....................	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00	68.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
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	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00	94.00
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	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00
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.............................................................	136.00	136.00	136.00	136.00	136.00	136.00
160	Professional attendance for a period of not less than 1 hour but less than 2 hours (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) on a patient in imminent danger of death requiring continuous life saving emergency treatment (not being treatment of a counselling nature) to the exclusion of all other patients..............................	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
161	Professional attendance for a period of not less than 2 hours but less than 3 hours (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) on a patient in imminent danger of death requiring continuous life saving emergency treatment (not being treatment of a counselling nature) to the exclusion of all other patients..............................	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
162	Professional attendance for a period of not less than 3 hours but less than 4 hours (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) on a patient in imminent danger of death requiring continuous life saving emergency treatment (not being treatment of a counselling nature) to the exclusion of all other patients...........................................................	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00
163	Professional attendance for a period of not less than 4 hours but less than 5 hours (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) on a patient in imminent danger of death requiring continuous life saving emergency treatment (not being treatment of a counselling nature) to the exclusion of all other patients...........................................................	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00
164	Professional attendance for a period of 5 hours or more (not being an attendance covered by any other item in this Part) on a patient in imminent danger of death requiring continuous life saving emergency treatment (not being treatment of a counselling nature) to the exclusion of all other patients........	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00
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 of a patient, not being a course of attention commencing in the same calendar year as an earlier course of attention of the patient commenced	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00
182	Professional attendant 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.......................	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
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..................................................	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60
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	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
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 of this Part) where the attendances do not exceed ten - each attendance...............................	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40	16.40
192	Antenatal care (not including any service or services covered by Item 200 or 207 or by any item in Division 2 of this Part) where the attendances exceed ten	164.00	64.00	164.00	64.00	164.00	164.00
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 of this Part) where the medical practitioner has not given the antenatal care (G)........................................................	130.00	30.00	130.00	30.00	130.00	130.00
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 of this Part) where the medical practitioner has not given the antenatal care (S)........................................................	196.00	96.00	196.00	96.00	196.00	196.00
198	Confinement as an independent procedure, including all related attendances (S)...................	130.00	30.00	130.00	30.00	130.00	130.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
200	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2 of this Part) (G)..................................................	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
207	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days (not including services covered by Division 2 of this Part) (S)...................................................	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00
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 of this Part) (G)..........................................	315.00	315.00	315.00	315.00	315.00	315.00
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 of this Part) (S)...........................................	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00	390.00
Division 2—Special Services
211	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (G)	259.50	259.50	259.50	259.50	259.50	259.50
213	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour (S)	334.50	334.50	334.50	334.50	334.50	334.50
216	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (G).............................	310.50	310.50	310.50	310.50	310.50	310.50
217	Antenatal care, confinement and postnatal care for nine days with surgical induction of labour; including major regional or field block (S)..............................	385.50	385.50	385.50	385.50	385.50	385.50
234	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (G) (AU 10)..................................................	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00
241	Caesarean section and postnatal care for nine days (S) (AU 10)..................................................	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00	380.00
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.........................	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
246	Threatened abortion, threatened miscarriage or hyperemesis gravidarum, requiring admission to hospital, treatment of - each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
250	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (G) (AU 6)...................................................	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00
258	Cervix, purse string ligation of, for threatened miscarriage (S) (AU 6)...................................................	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
267	Cervix, removal of purse string ligature of, under general anaesthesia (AU 5)...............................	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
273	Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia or antepartum haemorrhage, treatment of -each attendance that is not a routine antenatal attendance..............................................	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80	11.80
274	Induction and management of second trimester labour (G)	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
275	Induction and management of second trimester labour (S)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
278	Amnioscopy or amniocentesis..................	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
284	Amnioscopy with surgical induction of labour (AU 6)	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50	48.50
290	Antenatal cardiotocography in the management of high risk pregnancy..............................................	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
295	Version, external, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
298	Version, internal, under general anaesthesia (AU 6)	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00
354	Surgical induction of labour (AU 5)........	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
360	Decapitation, craniotomy, cleidotomy or evisceration of foetus or any two or more of those services (AU 8)	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
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)	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50	41.50
365	Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by vaginal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 8)	152.00	152.00	152.00	152.00	152.00	152.00
368	Manipulative correction of acute inversion of uterus, by abdominal approach, with or without incision of cervix (AU 9)...........................................................	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
383	Third degree tear, repair of, involving anal sphincter muscles (AU 7)...................................................	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
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).........................	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
403	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2).........................	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40	15.40
404	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3).........................	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00	23.00
405	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4).........................	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00
406	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5).........................	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50	38.50
407	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6).........................	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50
408	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7).........................	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
409	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8).........................	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00
443	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9).........................	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00
450	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10).......................	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00
453	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11).......................	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00	85.00
454	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12).......................	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
457	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13).......................	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
458	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14).......................	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00	108.00
459	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15).......................	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00	116.00
460	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16).......................	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00	124.00
461	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17).......................	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
462	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18).......................	138.00	138.00	138.00	138.00	138.00	138.00
463	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19).......................	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00	146.00
464	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20).......................	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00	154.00
465	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21).......................	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
466	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22).......................	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00
467	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23).......................	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
468	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24).......................	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
469	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25).......................	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00	192.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
470	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26)....	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00
471	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27)....	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00	210.00
472	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28)....	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00
473	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29)....

225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
474	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30)....	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00	230.00
475	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32)....	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
476	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36)....	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00
477	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38)....	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00	295.00
478	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39)....	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00
479	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 40)....	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00	310.00
480	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy.................................	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50
481	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with forceps delivery, vacuum extraction delivery, breech delivery by manipulation, delivery of second twin by manipulation, rotation of head followed by delivery—where an epidural needle or catheter has not been inserted earlier in labour (G)........	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
482	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a dislocation requiring open operation, being a dislocation referred to in Items 7397 to 7472	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25
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 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27
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 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26
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 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28
486	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service that does not contain a reference to a number of anaesthetic units	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70	7.70
487	Administration of an anaesthetic where the anaesthetic is administered as a therapeutic procedure	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00
488	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with reamputation of amputation stump referred to in item 5057 (G)....................................	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29
489	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography—brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
490	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography—body scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00
492	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 34) .............................................	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00
493	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 35)..............................................	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
497	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 47)..............................................	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00
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)................................................	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30
505	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 2)................................................	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60	18.60
506	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 3)................................................	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00	28.00
509	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 4)................................................	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50
510	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 5)................................................	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50
513	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 6)................................................	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00
514	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 7)................................................	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
517	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 8)................................................	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
518	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 9)................................................	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00	84.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
521	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 10).....	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
522	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 11).....	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
523	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 12).....	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00	112.00
524	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 13).....	122.00	122.00	122.00	122.00	122.00	122.00
525	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 14).....	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
526	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 15).....	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00
527	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 16).....	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00
528	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 17).....	158.00	158.00	158.00	158.00	158.00	158.00
529	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 18).....	168.00	168.00	168.00	168.00	168.00	168.00
531	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 19).....	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
533	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 20).....	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00	186.00
535	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 21).....	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00
537	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 22).....	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00	205.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
538	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 23).............................................	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00	215.00
539	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 24).............................................	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
540	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 25).............................................	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
541	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 26).............................................	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00	245.00
542	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 27).............................................	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
543	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 28).............................................	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00
544	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 29).............................................	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
545	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 30).............................................	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00
546	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 32).............................................	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00
547	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 36).............................................	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00
548	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 38).............................................	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00	355.00
549	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 39).............................................	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00	365.00
550	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 40).............................................	375.00	375.00	375.00	375.00	375.00	375.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
551	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with radio-therapy...............................	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00
552	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with forceps delivery, vacuum extraction delivery, breech delivery by manipulation, delivery of second twin by manipulation, rotation of head followed by delivery—where an epidural needle or catheter has not been inserted earlier in labour (S)	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
553	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with the treatment of a dislocation requiring open operation, being a dislocation referred to in Items 7397 to 7472	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25	Amount Under Rule 25
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 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27	Amount Under Rule 27
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 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26	Amount Under Rule 26
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 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28	Amount Under Rule 28
558	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service that does not contain a reference to a number of anaesthetic units....................................................	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30	9.30
559	Administration of an anaesthetic where the anaesthetic is administered as a therapeutic procedure	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
560	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with reamputation of amputation stump referred to in Item 5057 (S).....................................	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29	Amount Under Rule 29
561	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography—brain scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
562	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with computerised axial tomography—body scan, plain study with or without contrast medium study	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
563	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 34).................	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
564	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 35).................	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00	325.00
565	Administration of an anaesthetic in connection with a medical service, being a medical service which contains the reference (AU 47).................	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00	440.00
Division 3-Dental Anaesthetics
566	Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (G)..........	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00	31.00
567	Administration by a medical practitioner of an anaesthetic, other than an endotracheal anaesthetic, in connection with a dental operation (S)..........	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50	37.50
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)	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50
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)	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00
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)...................................................	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00	62.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$
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)...............	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00	75.00
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)...	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50	46.50
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)....	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00	56.00
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).........	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00	77.00
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) .........	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
576	Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic in connection with a dental operation, not covered by any other item in this Part (G)................	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00	54.00
577	Administration by a medical practitioner of an endotracheal anaesthetic in connection with a dental operation, not covered by any other item in this Part (S).................	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00	65.00
PART 4--REGIONAL NERVE OR FIELD BLOCK
748	Regional or field nerve block, being one of the following nerve blocks-abdominal (in association with an intra-peritoneal operation), brachial plexus, caudal, cervical plexus (not including the uterine cervix), epidural (peridural), ilio inguinal-ilio hypogastric-genitofemoral, intercostal (involving any four or more nerves, one or both sides) paravertebral (thoracic or lumbar), pudendal, retrobulbar with facial nerve; sacral or spinal (intrathecal) ..........................................	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00	51.00
751	Maintenance of a regional or field nerve block referred to in Item 748 by the administration of local anaesthetic through an in situ needle or catheter, when performed other than by the operating surgeon.................................................	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
753	Introduction at the end of an operation of a narcotic or local anaesthetic into the caudal, lumbar or thoracic epidural space for the control of post-operative pain, in association with general anaesthesia................................	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50	27.50
755	Nerve block with local anaesthetic agent of the coeliac plexus, the lumbar sympathetic chain, the thoracic sympathetic chain, the glossopharyngeal nerve or the obturator nerve, with or without X-ray control (AU 8)...............

Mandible, condylectomy (D) (AU 11)	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00
8582	Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid other than by direct suture only (AU 10).............	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8584	Reduction of upper eyelid for skin redundancy obscuring vision, herniation of orbital fat in exophthalmos, facial nerve palsy or post-traumatic scarring, or, in respect of one of these conditions, the restoration of symmetry of the contralateral upper eyelid (AU 7)............................	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8585	Reduction of lower eyelid for herniation of orbital fat in exophthalmos, facial nerve palsy or post-traumatic scarring, or, in respect of one of these conditions, the restoration of symmetry of the contralateral lower eyelid (AU 8)	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
8586	Correction of ptosis (unilateral) (AU 12)	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00
8588	Ectropion or entropion, correction of (unilateral) (AU 9)	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
8592	Symblepharon, grafting for (AU 8).........	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00	260.00
8594	Rhinoplasty, correction of lateral or alar cartilages or columella, one or more (AU 10)...........................	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00
8596	Rhinoplasty, correction of bony vault only (AU 10)	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8598	Rhinoplasty, total, including correction of all bony and cartilaginous elements of the external nose (AU 12)	555.00	555.00	555.00	555.00	555.00	555.00
8600	Rhinoplasty involving autogenous bone or cartilage graft (excluding nasal or septal cartilage) (AU 13)	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00
8601	Contour restoration of one region of face using autogenous bone or cartilage graft (not covered by item 8600) (AU 18)	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00	700.00
8602	Rhinoplasty, secondary revision of (AU 10)	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00
8604	Rhinophyma, correction of (AU 9)..........	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00
8606	Composite graft (chondrocutaneous or chondro-mucosal) to nose, ear or eyelid (AU 11).................	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00	275.00
8608	Lop ear, bat ear or similar deformity, correction of (AU 8)	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00	285.00
8612	Congenital atresia, reconstruction of external auditory canal (AU 11)......................................................	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00
8614	Full thickness wedge excision of lip or eyelid, with repair by direct sutures (AU 8)...........................	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
8616	Vermilionectomy (AU 8)........................	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00	178.00
8618	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), first stage (AU 11).................	455.00	455.00	455.00	455.00	455.00	455.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8620	Lip or eyelid reconstruction using full thickness flap (Abbe or similar), second stage (AU 4)....	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
8622	Cleft lip, unilateral - primary repair, (AU 12)	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00
8624	Cleft lip, complete primary repair, one stage, bilateral (AU 14)................................................	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00	470.00
8628	Cleft lip, secondary correction, partial or incomplete (AU 10)................................................	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00	150.00
8630	Cleft lip, secondary correction, complete revision (AU 12).....................................................	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00	280.00
8632	Cleft lip, secondary correction, Abbe flap (AU 12)	650.00	650.00	650.00	650.00	650.00	650.00
8634	Cleft lip, secondary correction of nostril or nasal tip (AU 10)................................................	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00	194.00
8636	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (AU 13)	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00
8638	Cleft palate, primary repair, partial cleft (D) (AU 13).....................................................	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00	345.00
8640	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (AU 14)......	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00
8642	Cleft palate, primary repair, complete cleft or cleft requiring major repair (D) (AU 14)	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00	450.00
8644	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (AU 13).....................................................	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8646	Cleft palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (D) (AU 13)................................................	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8648	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (AU 12)................................................	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8650	Cleft palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (D) (AU 12)	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8652	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (AU 13)	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8654	Cleft palate, partial repair, complex cleft (D) (AU 13).....................................................	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8656	Pharyngeal flap or pharyngoplasty, with or without tonsillectomy (AU 15)...................	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00	405.00
8658	Unilateral osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible or maxilla, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 14)	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00
8659	Unilateral osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible or maxilla, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 14)	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8660	Bilateral osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible or maxilla, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 18)........	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00
8661	Bilateral osteotomy or osteectomy of mandible or maxilla, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 18)..	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00	675.00
8662	Osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures on the one jaw, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 22)..........................	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00
8663	Osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures on the one jaw, including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 22)...................	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00	765.00
8664	Bilateral osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla involving two such procedures of each jaw including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 26)..........................	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00
8665	Bilateral osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla involving two such procedures of each jaw including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 26)...................	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00	880.00
8666	Complex bilateral osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures of one jaw and two such procedures of the other jaw, including genioplasty (when performed) and transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 32)	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00
8667	Complex bilateral osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures of one jaw and two such procedures of the other jaw, including genioplasty (when performed) and transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 32)	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00	970.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8668	Complex bilateral osteotomies or os-teectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures of each jaw, including genioplasty (when performed) and transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (AU 34)	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00
8669	Complex bilateral osteotomies or osteectomies of mandible or maxilla, involving three or more such procedures of each jaw, including genioplasty (when performed) and transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the same site (D) (AU 34)	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00	1055.00
8670	Genioplasty not associated with Item 8658, 8660, 8662, 8664, 8666, or 8668 including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the site (AU 10).....................................................	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00
8671	Genioplasty not associated with Item 8659, 8661, 8663, 8665, 8667 or 8669 including transposition of nerves and vessels and bone grafts taken from the site (D) (AU 10)................................................	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00	410.00
8672	Genioplasty associated with Item 8658, 8660, 8662 or 8664 (AU 8).................................	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00
8673	Genioplasty associated with Item 8659, 8661, 8663 or 8665 (D) (AU 8)...........................	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00	240.00
8675	Hypertelorism, correction of, intra-cranial (AU 47)	1375.00	1375.00	1375.00	1375.00	1375.00	1375.00
8676	Hypertelorism, correction of, sub-cranial (AU 26)	1050.00	1050.00	1050.00	1050.00	1050.00	1050.00
8677	Peri-orbital correction of Treacher Collins Syndrome, with rib and iliac bone grafts (AU 30)...	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00
8678	Correction of unilateral orbital dystopia - total repositioning of one orbit intra-cranial (AU 35)	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00	960.00
8679	Correction of unilateral orbital dystopia - sub-total repositioning of one orbit, extra-cranial (AU 18)	705.00	705.00	705.00	705.00	705.00	705.00
8680	Unilateral fronto-orbital advancement (AU 19)	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00	540.00
8681	Cranial vault reconstruction for oxycephaly, brachycephaly, turricephaly or similar condition - (bilateral frontoorbital advancement) (AU 39)	910.00	910.00	910.00	910.00	910.00	910.00
8682	Reconstruction of glenoid fossa, zygomatic arch and temporal bone (Obwegeser technique) (AU 19)	900.00	900.00	900.00	900 00	900.00	900.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8683	Construction of absent condyle and ascending ramus in hemifacial microsomia (AU 15)..	485.00	485.00	485.00	485.00	485.00	485.00
PART 11-NUCLEAR MEDICINE
8700	Erythrocyte radioactive uptake survival time test	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00	72.00
8702	Blood volume estimation using radioactive chromium.....................................................	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50
8704	Gastrointestinal blood loss estimation with radioactive chromium involving serial examinations of stool specimens.....................................	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00	57.00
8706	Radioiodine, urinary estimation.......	19.60	19.60	19.60	19.60	19.60	19.60
8708	Protein bound radioactive iodine test	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50	28.50
8710	Radioactive B12 absorption test (Schilling test) - one isotope..........................................	31.50	31.50	31.50	,31.50	31.50	31.50
8711	Radioactive B12 absorption test (Schilling test) - two isotopes........................................	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	47.00
8712	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (C)	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00	128.00
8713	Thallium myocardial study or thallium myocardial redistribution study (NC)	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00
8716	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (C)	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8717	Myocardial infarct avid imaging study, cardiac blood pool study or cardiac output estimation (NC)	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8720	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (C)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8721	Gated cardiac blood pool (equilibrium) study (NC).....................................................	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8723	Gated cardiac blood pool study with intervention (C).....................................................	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00
8724	Cardiac first pass blood flow study (gated or ungated) or cardiac shunt study (C)................	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8730	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (C)..........................	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8731	Lung perfusion study, lung ventilation study or lung aerosol study (NC).......................	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8736	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel's diverticulum study (C).................	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
8737	Liver and spleen study, hepato biliary study or Meckel's diverticulum study (NC)..............	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8738	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastrooesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (C)...................	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
8739	Spleen study, red blood cell spleen study, pancreas study, gastroesophageal reflux study, salivary study or bowel haemorrhage study (NC)................	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00
8742	Liver and lung study (C)....................	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00	196.00
8743	Liver and lung study (NC).................	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00	170.00
8746	Le Veen shunt study (C)....................	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
8747	Le Veen shunt study (NC).................	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
8750	Gastric emptying study......................	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
8755	Renal study (static) or placental study (C)	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
8756	Renal study (static) or placental study (NC)	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00	89.00
8759	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (C)	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
8760	Cystoureterogram or quantitative renogram (NC)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8763	Testicular study (C)...........................	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00	69.00
8764	Testicular study (NC)........................	61.00	61.00	61.00	61.00	61.00	61.00
8769	Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (C)......................................................	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
8770	Brain study (static) or cerebro spinal fluid study (static) (NC)..............................................	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8773	Shunt patency study (C).....................	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
8774	Shunt patency study (NC)..................	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00	90.00
8779	Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (C)........................................	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00	39.00
8780	Dynamic flow study or regional blood volume quantitative study (NC).....................................	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
8783	Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (C)	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00	130.00
8784	Venography, lymphoscintigraphy, labelled platelets thrombus study or labelled white cell study (NC)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8787	Peripheral perfusion study (C)...........	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8788	Peripheral perfusion study (NC)........	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8793	Bone study - 4 or more areas (C)........	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00
8794	Bone study - 4 or more areas (NC).....	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8797	Bone study - less than 4 areas (C)......	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
8798	Bone study - less than 4 areas (NC)....	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8799	Joint study of two or more joints (C)..	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
8800	Joint study of two or more joints (NC)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8803	Tumour seeking study - 3 or more areas (C)	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00	265.00
8804	Tumour seeking study - 3 or more areas (NC)	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00	235.00
8807	Tumour seeking study - less than 3 areas (C)	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00	132.00
8808	Tumour seeking study - less than 3 areas (NC)	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00	118.00
8813	Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) or perchlorate discharge study (C).......	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00	66.00
8814	Thyroid study (using technetium, iodine or caesium) or perchlorate discharge study (NC)....	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00	59.00
8817	Thyroid uptake study (C)...................	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50	34.50
8818	Thyroid uptake study (NC)................	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50	30.50
8821	Parathyroid study..............................	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8824	Adrenal study (C)..............................	104.00	104.00	104.00	104.00	104.00	104.00
8825	Adrenal study (NC)............................	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00	91.00
8828	Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (C)....................................	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00	99.00
8829	Study of region or organ not covered by any other item in this Part (NC).................................	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00	86.00
8850	Procedural service associated with the administration of a radionuclide in relation to a service covered by an item in Part 8A or Part 11...........................	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70	1.70
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)......................................................	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
8902	Professional attendance and treatmentplanning where treatment is deferred (AO)..............	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50
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)......................................................	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
8905	Orthodontic radiography - orthopantomography (AO)......................................................	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50	33.50
8906	Orthodontic radiography - anteroposterior cephalometric radiography with cephalometric tracings or lateral cephalometric radiography with cephalometric tracings (AO)..............................................	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00	53.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8907	Orthodontic radiography - anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings (AO)............................................................	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00	73.00
8908	Orthodontic radiography - anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings and orthopantomography (AO)...................	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
8909	Orthodontic radiography - anteroposterior and lateral cephalometric radiography, with cephalometric tracings, orthopantomography and hand-wrist studies (including growth prediction) (AO)..................................	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00
8914	Pre-surgical infant maxillary arch repositioning, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations - where one appliance is used (AO).........................	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
8915	Pre-surgical infant maxillary arch repositioning, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations - where two appliances are used (AO)......................

320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00	320.00
8917	Deciduous dentition treatment - maxillary arch expansion, including supply of appliances and all associated consultations, treatmentplanning and retention services beyond the period of active treatment (AO)...........................	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00
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)....................................................	590.00	590.00	590.00	590.00	590.00	590.00
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)............................................................	815.00	815.00	815.00	815.00	815.00	815.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
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)...........	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00	270.00
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).........................	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00	102.00
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)..	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00	530.00
8925	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).......................	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00	140.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	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)........................................................	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00
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)................................................	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	27.00
8932	Removal of tooth or tooth fragment under general anaesthesia, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AD)............................	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50
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).................	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40
Surgical Extractions
8936	Surgical removal of erupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00
8937	Surgical removal of tooth with soft tissue impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)........................................................	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00	93.00
8938	Surgical removal of tooth with partial bone impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)........................................................	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00	106.00
8939	Surgical removal of tooth with complete bone impaction, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..............................................	120.00	120.00	1.20.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
8940	Surgical removal of tooth fragment requiring incision of soft tissue only, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..........................	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00	67.00
8941	Surgical removal of tooth fragment requiring removal of bone, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..........................	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00	81.00
Other Surgical Procedures
8945	Surgical exposure, stimulation and packing of unerupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)..........................	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00	114.00

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	S	$	$	$	$
8946	Surgical exposure of unerupted tooth for the purpose of fitting a traction device, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00
8947	Surgical repositioning of unerupted tooth, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)...................................................	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00	134.00
8948	Transplantation of tooth bud, where the patient is referred by a recognized orthodontist (AOS)	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00	200.00
Division 3—General and Prosthodontic Services
8960	Attendance comprising consultation, preventive treatment and prophylaxis, of not less than thirty minutes duration - each attendance to a maximum of three attendances in any period of twelve months (AD)...................................................	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50	40.50
8961	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -one tooth (AD)	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00	162.00
8962	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -two teeth (AD)	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00	190.00
8963	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -three teeth (AD)	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00	225.00
8964	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -four teeth (AD)	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00	250.00
8965	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -five to nine teeth (AD)	305.00	305.00	305.00	305.00	305.00	305.00
8966	Provision and fitting of acrylic base partial denture, including retainers -ten to twelve teeth (AD)	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00	360.00
8971	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - one tooth (AD)............................	290.00	290.00	290.00	290.00	290.00	290.00
8972	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - two teeth (AD)............................	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00	335.00
8973	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - three teeth (AD)...........................	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00	385.00
8974	Provision arid fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - four teeth (AD)............................	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00	425.00

 

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Fees
Item No.	Medical service	N.S.W.	Vic.	Qld	S.A.	W.A.	Tas.
$	$	$	$	$	$
8975	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - five to nine teeth (AD).......................................................	520.00	520.00	520.00	520.00	520.00	520.00
8976	Provision and fitting of cast metal base (cobalt chromium alloy) partial denture including casting and retainers - ten to twelve teeth (AD).......................................................	595.00	595.00	595.00	595.00	595.00	595.00
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)...............................................................	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40	13.40
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)	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00	20.00
8984	Reclining of partial denture by laboratory process and associated fitting (AD).............................................	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00
8986	Remodelling and fitting of partial denture of more than four teeth (AD).......................................................	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00	120.00
8988	Repair to cast metal base of partial denture - one or more points (AD)...............................................................	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00
8990	Addition of a tooth or teeth to a partial denture to replace extracted tooth or teeth, including taking of necessary impression (AD)...............................................................	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00	60.00

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette