R182

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SECOND ASSISTANT
Payment rules:
When more than one assistant was required for a surgical procedure, unless the service is listed
below, the second assistant’s service is only eligible for payment following authorization by a medical
consultant and requires submission of a letter from the surgeon outlining the reason the second
assistant was required. The amount payable for the second assistant is calculated in the same
manner as the amount payable for the first assistant.
Services where a second assistant's services are payable and authorization is not required:
D043, D046, D047, D052, D060, E645, F135, M112, M117, M134, M142, N539, N540, P042, P051,
P052, P056, P059, R008, R009, R013, R014, R015, R016, R055, R056, R064, R065, R067, R069,
R134, R135, R136, R140, R182, R240, R241, R244, R326, R327, R334, R393, R438, R440, R441,
R483, R487, R545, R553, R568, R593, R594, R617, R645, R701, R702, R704, R712, R713, R714,
R715, R718, R726, R727, R728, R729, R732, R733, R734, R735, R737, R739, R742, R743, R746,
R747, R749, R764, R770, R771, R772, R773, R774, R786, R799, R800, R801, R802, R803, R804,
R811, R815, R817, R818, R830, R832, R858, R863, R870, R872, R874, R876, R927, R929, R920,
R930, S005, S007, S079, S090, S091, S092, S096, S098, S099, S120, S125, S189, S210, S211,
S213, S214, S267, S270, S271, S274, S275, S294, S295, S298, S300, S321, S416, S429, S440,
S441, S453, S454, S462, S484, S750, S757, S758, S759, S816
       [Commentary:
       E003B is not eligible for payment for second assistant services.]

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RESPIRATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES
      NOSE
                                                                                                               Asst      Surg      Anae
    Z298 Nasopharynx (including oropharynx, oral cavity and
            hypopharynx) Examination Under General Anesthetic
            (EUGA) of nasopharynx for malignant disease including
            biopsies (not eligible for payment if rendered in conjunction
            with tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy or quadroscopy)....                                                      41.25      6
      Excision of nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal lesion
  # R181 - with palatal split ..................................................................                 6       508.20      7
    R182 - with mandibulotomy, glossotomy and/or palatal split .........                                         7      1216.80     10
    Z297 Insertion of prosthesis for nasal septal perforation .................                                           18.30

Master, record 4421. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

R18220260401999999990001216800000000903700000000000000000159600000001596000

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.