G550

Pessary care – pessary removal, care and reinsertion

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$10.00
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2025-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 462 / J48

Pessary care – pessary removal, care and reinsertion........... 10.00
Passages mentioning G550

PDF page 462 / J48

Medical management of prolapse - Pessary
G398 Pessary fitting – initial or re-fitting...........................................                65.35
G550 Pessary care – pessary removal, care and reinsertion...........                                   10.00
      Payment rules:
      1. G398 is eligible for payment once per patient per 12-month period
      2. G550 is eligible for payment up to 6 times per 12-month period
      3. G550 is not eligible for payment for the same patient on the same day as G398
      4. G398 or G550 are not eligible for payment when pessary removal is performed with no
         pessary care or reinsertion
      [Commentary:
      If applicable, a visit fee may be claimed in addition to pessary fitting or pessary care provided to
      the same patient during the same visit.]
Fee master record

Master, record 2261. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

G55020250401999999990000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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
provider00000100000 / 10
assistant00000000000 / 0
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
Explanation

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This is a fee for pessary care, which includes pessary removal, care and reinsertion. It is listed under the Gynaecology heading for medical management of prolapse.

Watch out for

Eligible up to 6 times per 12-month period; not eligible for the same patient on the same day as G398; G398 or G550 are not eligible when pessary removal is performed with no pessary care or reinsertion.

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Fee master effective October 1, 2026Schedule effective July 1, 2026Source versions and changes
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