E222

Primary closure of full thickness lid defect

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$290.00
Assistant, listing; PDF p. 7776 basic units
Anaesthesia, listing; PDF p. 7776 basic units
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2026-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 777 / Y11

Primary closure of full thickness lid defect.............................. 6 290.00 6
Passages mentioning E222

PDF page 777 / Y11

Blepharoplasty
# E200 - excision of skin, with or without partial excision of the
          orbicularis oculi muscle - one lid ........................................           82.80 6
# E201 - same as E200 plus removal of orbital fat and/or major lid
          fold reconstruction - one lid ................................................     6 205.55 7
      Note:
      Blepharoplasty is only insured in those circumstances described in the Appendix D - prior
      approval of the Ministry of Health is required.
# E211 Lid lengthening procedure ......................................................      6 288.35 6
# E953    - with scleral graft ......................................................... add    80.90
# E222 Primary closure of full thickness lid defect..............................                 6      290.00      6
# E942    - with cantholysis.......................................................... add                53.20
# E943    - with releasing rotation flap including cantholysis ....... add                                89.45
# E223 Tarsoconjunctival flap and skin graft (Hughes) .......................                     6      484.35      7
# E224 - second stage ......................................................................             108.45      7
# E225 Lower or upper eyelid bridge flap ...........................................              6      484.35      6
# E226 - second stage ......................................................................             108.45      6
# E227 Temporal rotation flap .............................................................       6      514.80      6
# E944   - with free posterior lamellar graft................................. add                       175.15
# E228 Free tarsal, scleral or cartilage graft with local skin
         mobilization ........................................................................    6      535.80      7
# E229 Free composite eyelid graft ....................................................           6      535.80      7
# E230 Medial canthoplasty (skin and muscle)...................................                   6      257.90      6
    Medial canthal tendon
# E231 - tendon repair only...............................................................        6      267.35      7
# E232 - fixation to bone ...................................................................     6      412.05      6
# E233   - when done in conjunction with another procedure..... add                                      153.25
    Lateral canthal surgery
# E234 Canthotomy ............................................................................            51.45
      Note:
      Not to be claimed with E140 or E141.
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PDF page 777 / Y11

# E977    - if excision is performed in hospital for tumour free margin
            with frozen section, to excision or repair fees .... add 25%
      Note:
      E977 is payable only in addition to codes E222, E223, E225, E226, E227, E228, E229 or E300.
# E235 Cantholysis - when primary procedure ...................................  107.50      6
# E236 Lateral canthopexy .................................................................              255.00      6
# E930   - when done in conjunction with another procedure..... add                                      102.35
     UVC Removal of foreign body.........................................................               visit.fee
Fee master record

Master, record 1042. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

E22220260401999999990000290000000000774600000000000000000095760000000957600

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00002900000 / 290
assistant00000774600 / 77.46
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000957600 / 95.76
non anaesthetist00000957600 / 95.76
Explanation

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Primary closure of a full thickness eyelid defect, listed under Ocular Surgical Procedures, Blepharoplasty.

Watch out for

E977 is payable only in addition to codes E222, E223, E225, E226, E227, E228, E229 or E300.

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