SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR 1 JULY 2016 AMA LIST OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND FEES These changes will appear in the respective sections of the AMA List of Medical Services and Fees (AMA List) as follows (deletions are shown in red, and new items and amendments to items in blue): AMA Number Fee AQ590 $245.00 AR500 $355.00 BJ100 $390.00 BJ110 $770.00 BQ680 BT220 $102.00 CV209 8 - - Descriptor of Medical Service MBS Number DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES Otolaryngology GLYCEROL INDUCED COCHLEAR FUNCTION CHANGES assessed by a 11321 minimum of 4 air conduction and speech discrimination tests (Klockoff's test) Respiratory BRONCHOSPIROMETRY, including gas analysis 11500 THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES Gastroenterology GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA by closed circuit circulation of refrigerant IN 13500 THE ABSENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE GASTRIC HYPOTHERMIA by closed circuit circulation of refrigerant FOR 13503 UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL HAEMORRHAGE RADIATION ONCOLOGY Megavoltage RADIATION ONCOLOGY TREATMENT with IGRT imaging facilities 15275 undertaken: (a) to implement an IMRT dosimetry plan prepared in accordance with item BR633; and (b) utilising an intensity modulated treatment delivery mode (delivered by a fixed or dynamic gantry linear accelerator or by a helical non C-arm based linear accelerator) mode, once only at each attendance at which treatment is given Obstetrics Antenatal Attendances TREATMENT OF HABITUAL MISCARRIAGE by injection of hormones - 16504 each injection up to a maximum of 12 injections, where the injection is not administered during a routine antenatal attendance Anaesthesia Therapeutic and Diagnostic Services INJECTION OF AN ANAESTHETIC AGENT, glossopharyngeal nerve 18246 Page 1 of 5
EM240 $965.00 EM270 $2,355.00 EP335 $460.00 EP345 $625.00 EW740 $525.00 FA540 $1,770.00 FA550 $2,025.00 HA610 $550.00 HC804 $2,145.00 HE678 $2,145.00 MA625 $380.00 MA675 $235.00 SURGICAL OPERATIONS General Surgery Hernia and Hydrocele UMBILICAL, EPIGASTRIC OR LINEA ALBA HERNIA, repair of symptomatic, requiring mesh or other formal repair of, in a person 10 years of age or over, other than a service to which item EJ185 or EJ195 Miscellaneous SCROTAL HERNIA, repair of large and irreducible, where duration of surgery exceeds 2 hours, in a person 10 years of age or over, other than a service to which item 30403, 30405, 30614, 30615, 30620 or 30621 Colorectal SIGMOIDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION with diathermy OR resection of 1 or more polyps where the time taken is less than or equal to 45 minutes SIGMOIDOSCOPIC EXAMINATION with diathermy OR resection of 1 or more polyps where the time taken is greater than 45 minutes Vascular Operations for Vascular Access TUNNELLED CUFFED CATHETER, OR SIMILAR DEVICE, removal of, by open surgical procedure in the operating theatre of a hospital or approved day-hospital facility Endovascular Interventional Procedures TRANSLUMINAL STENT INSERTION, 1 or more stents, including associated balloon dilatation for 1 peripheral artery or vein of 1 limb, percutaneous or by open exposure, excluding associated radiological services or preparation, and excluding aftercare TRANSLUMINAL STENT INSERTION, 1 or more stents, including associated balloon dilatation for visceral arteries or veins, or more than 1 peripheral artery or vein of 1 limb, percutaneous or by open exposure, excluding associated radiological services or preparation, and excluding aftercare Gynaecological General CERVIX, colposcopy with radical diathermy of, with or without cervical biopsy, for previously confirmed intraepithelial neoplastic changes of the cervix, where performed in the operating theatre of a hospital or approved day-hospital facility Urological Operations on Bladder (Open) BLADDER STRESS INCONTINENCE, sling procedure for, using a nonadjustable synthetic male sling system, with or without mesh, other than a service associated with a service to which item EJ195, HA390 or HC805 Operations on Urethra, Penis or Scrotum URETHRAL SYNTHETIC MALE SLING SYSTEM, division or removal of, for urethral obstruction or erosion, following previous surgery for urinary incontinence, other than a service associated with a service to which item HE675 or HE677 30620 30621 30640 32078 32081 34539 35306 35309 35646 37040 37338 Ear, Nose and Throat CRYOTHERAPY TO NOSE in the treatment of nasal haemorrhage 41680 NASAL TURBINATES, cryotherapy to 41695 Page 2 of 5
MA895 $275.00 MA905 $315.00 MB205 $620.00 MB215 $735.00 MP005 $240.00 MP015 MP025 $325.00 MP035 $400.00 MP045 $365.00 MP046 $245.00 MP055 $415.00 MP056 MP065 MP066 $570.00 MP075 $605.00 MP076 $940.00 MP085 MP086 $915.00 MP095 MP096 $1,810.00 MP105 $645.00 MP106 $1,855.00 MP115 DIVISION OF PHARYNGEAL ADHESIONS 41758 POST NASAL SPACE, direct examination of, with or without biopsy 41761 LARYNX, direct examination of, with biopsy 41849 LARYNX, direct examination of, WITH REMOVAL OF TUMOUR 41852 Orthopaedic Treatment of Fractures DISTAL PHALANX of FINGER or THUMB, treatment of fracture of, by closed, including percutaneous fixation where used DISTAL PHALANX of FINGER or THUMB, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by closed DISTAL PHALANX of FINGER or THUMB, treatment of fracture of, by open DISTAL PHALANX of FINGER or THUMB, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open MIDDLE PHALANX of FINGER, treatment of fracture of, by closed PHALANX, MIDDLE OR PROXIMAL, treatment of fracture of, by closed, requiring anaesthesia, not provided on the same occasion as a service described in item MP056, MP066, MP076, MP086, MP096 or MP106 MIDDLE PHALANX of FINGER, treatment of intra articular fracture of, by closed METACARPAL, treatment of fracture of, by closed, requiring anaesthesia, not provided on the same occasion as a service described in item MP046, MP066, MP076, MP086, MP096 or MP106 MIDDLE PHALANX OF FINGER, treatment of fracture of, by open PHALANX OR METACARPAL, treatment of fracture of, by closed with percutaneous k wire fixation MIDDLE PHALANX OF FINGER, treatment of intra articular fracture of, by open PHALANX OR METACARPAL, treatment of fracture of, by open with fixation PROXIMAL PHALANX OF FINGER OR THUMB, treatment of fracture of, by closed PHALANX OR METACARPAL, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by closed with percutaneous k wire fixation PROXIMAL PHALANX OF FINGER OR THUMB, treatment of intraarticular fracture of, by closed PHALANX OR METACARPAL, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open with fixation, not provided on the same occasion as a service to which item MP106 PROXIMAL PHALANX OF FINGER OR THUMB, treatment of fracture of, by open MIDDLE PHALANX, proximal end, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open with fixation, not provided on the same occasion as a service to which item MP096 PROXIMAL PHALANX OF FINGER OR THUMB, treatment of intraarticular fracture of, by open 47300 47303 47306 47309 47312 47301 47315 47304 47318 47307 47321 47310 47324 47313 47327 47316 47330 47319 47333 Page 3 of 5
MP125 MP135 MP145 $645.00 MP155 MP205 $375.00 MP206 $375.00 MP215 MP216 MP225 $755.00 MP226 $800.00 MP235 $485.00 MP236 $640.00 MP245 MP246 $1,155.00 MP255 $1,075.00 MP256 $825.00 OF384 $260.00 OF492 $300.00 METACARPAL, treatment of fracture of, by closed 47336 METACARPAL, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by closed 47339 METACARPAL, treatment of fracture of, by open 47342 METACARPAL, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open RADIUS OR ULNA, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by cast immobilisation, not being a service to which item MP215 or MP225 RADIUS OR ULNA, or RADIUS AND ULNA, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by cast immobilisation, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP216, MP226, MP236, MP246 or MP256 RADIUS OR ULNA, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by closed RADIUS OR ULNA, or RADIUS AND ULNA, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by closed, requiring general or major regional anaesthesia, but excluding local infiltration, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP206, MP226, MP236, MP246 or MP256 RADIUS OR ULNA, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by open RADIUS OR ULNA, distal end of, not involving joint surface, treatment of fracture of, by open with fixation, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP206 or MP216 RADIUS, distal end of, treatment of Colles', Smith's or Barton's fracture of, by cast immobilisation, not being a service to which item MP245 or MP255 RADIUS, distal end of, treatment of fracture of, by closed with percutaneous fixation, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP206 or MP216 RADIUS, distal end of, treatment of Colles', Smith's or Barton's fracture, by closed RADIUS, distal end of, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open with fixation, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP206 or MP216 RADIUS, distal end of, treatment of Colles', Smith's or Barton's fracture, by open ULNA, distal end of, treatment of intra-articular fracture of, by open with fixation, other than a service associated with a service to which item MP206 or MP216 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES Diagnostic Radiology Radiographic Examination Alimentary Tract and Biliary System GRAHAM'S TEST (cholecystography), with preliminary plain films and with or without tomography (R) Radiographic Examination in Connection with Pregnancy PELVIMETRY, not being a service associated with a service to which item OD555 (R) 47345 47360 47361 47363 47362 47366 47364 47369 47367 47372 47370 47375 47373 58924 58926 59503 59504 Page 4 of 5
OF510 $475.00 OF532 $205.00 OF556 $385.00 OS575 $555.00 Radiographic Examination with Opaque or Contract Media BRONCHOGRAPHY, 1 side, with or without preliminary plain films and 59715 with preparation and contrast injection, on a person under 16 years of 59716 age (R) VASOEPIDIDYMOGRAPHY, 1 side (R) 59736 59737 PERITONEOGRAM (herniography) with or without contrast medium 59760 including preparation - performed on a person over 14 years of age (R) 59761 Nuclear Medicine Imaging VENOGRAPHY (R) 61465 61711 Fibreoptic Colonoscopy AMA items EP375 and EP385 for fibreoptic colonoscopy now show reference to MBS items 32088 and 32089 for participants on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Page 5 of 5