S549

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SURGICAL PREAMBLE
PREAMBLE
 24. Morbidly obese patients
     E676 is eligible for payment once per patient per physician in addition to the amount eligible for
     payment for the major surgical procedure(s) where a morbidly obese patient undergoes major
     surgery to the neck, thorax, peritoneal cavity, retroperitoneum, pelvis, or hip and:
    a. the patient has a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 40
    b. the surgery is rendered under general anaesthesia using either an open technique for the
       neck, thorax, or hip, or an open or laparoscopic technique for the peritoneal cavity, pelvis,
       retroperitoneum; and
    c. the principal surgical technique is neither aspiration, core or fine needle biopsy, dilation,
       endoscopy, mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy, cautery, ablation nor catheterization.
E676A Morbidly obese patient, surgeon, to procedural fee(s)...... add                      25%
E676B Morbidly obese patient, surgical assistant, to major procedure
        add                                                                               6 units
     Note:
     E676A/B is only payable with the following procedures: D043, D046, D047, D052, E090, E499,
     E500, E505, E546, E589, E593, E626, E627, E655, E664, E673, E686, E697, E704, E706,
     E707, E708, E709, E711, E712, E713, E714, E718, E721, E722, E725, E728, E729, E731,
     E733, E734, E735, E736, E737, E738, E739, E743, E745, E748, E752, E754, E762, E764,
     E765, E766, E767, E768, E769, E771, E794, E796, E852, E853, E854, E855, E857, E860,
     E880, E882, E883, E884, E885, F100, F101, F135, M081, M082, M084, M090, M099, M100,
     M142, M143, M144, P018, P041, P042, P050, P055, P056, P057, P058, P059, P060, R108,
     R109, R216, R241, R269, R330, R423, R439, R440, R443, R470, R481, R488, R491, R553,
     R569, R590, R627, R628, R639, R686, R786, R800, R802, R803, R805, R806, R807, R811,
     R814, R815, R817, R823, R825, R826, R834, R839, R852, R855, R856, R858, R860, R861,
     R910, R885, R905, R913, R914, R915, R932, R933, R934, R935, R936, R937, S089, S090,
     S114, S115, S116, S117, S118, S120, S121, S122, S123, S124, S125, S128, S129, S131,
     S132, S133, S134, S137, S138, S139, S140, S149, S150, S154, S157, S158, S159, S160,
     S162, S164, S165, S166, S167, S168, S169, S170, S171, S172, S173, S175, S176, S177,
     S180, S182, S183, S184, S185, S187, S188, S189, S191, S192, S193, S194, S195, S196,
     S197, S199, S204, S207, S213, S214, S215, S217, S218, S222, S227, S265, S266, S267,
     S269, S270, S271, S274, S275, S276, S278, S280, S281, S282, S285, S287, S291, S292,
     S294, S295, S297, S298, S299, S300, S301, S302, S303, S304, S305, S306, S307, S308,
     S309, S310, S311, S312, S313, S314, S315, S318, S319, S321, S323, S325, S329, S332,
     S340, S342, S343, S344, S345, S405, S411, S416, S420, S422, S424, S427, S431, S432,
     S433, S434, S435, S436, S438, S440, S441, S445, S446, S447, S448, S449, S450, S451,
     S452, S453, S454, S455, S457, S460, S461, S462, S465, S466, S467, S468, S471, S482,
     S483, S488, S490, S491, S512, S513, S546, S549, S561, S590, S650, S651, S652, S710,
     S714, S727, S728, S729, S731, S733, S735, S736, S738, S739, S740, S741, S743, S745,
     S747, S748, S750, S751, S757, S758, S759, S760, S761, S763, S764, S766, S775, S776,
     S778, S780, S781, S782, S784, S788, S789, S790, S792, S793, S795, S798, S799, S800,
     S813, Z427, Z526, Z552, Z553, Z564, Z569, Z577, Z594, Z737, Z738

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# S544 Urethrectomy - radical ............................................................              6         318.35          6
    REPAIR
# S548 Urethral sling...........................................................................        6         409.10          6
# S815 Tension free vaginal tape mid-urethral sling, by any method/
         approach ............................................................................          6         421.65          6
         Payment rules:
         Cystoscopy (Z606) is not eligible for payment with S815 or S548 unless the cystoscopy is
         rendered for suspicion of disease.
    Retropubic urethropexy for stress incontinence
# S549 - primary procedure ..............................................................       6 419.75                          6
# S546 - repeat procedure for failed retropubic or vaginal surgery for
          stress incontinence.............................................................      6 532.00                          7
# E862    - when performed laparoscopically, to S549 or S546
            ........................................................................... add 25%
      Note:
      See also procedures for stress incontinence in Female Genital Surgical Procedures.
# S539 Insertion of artificial urinary sphincter .....................................                  6         832.65          6
# S540 Revision or removal of artificial urinary sphincter ...................                          6         257.05          7

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FEMALE GENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
VAGINA
                                                                                                        Asst          Surg         Anae
# E862         - when performed laparoscopically, to S760, S813 or S761
                 ........................................................................... add 25%
# S724 Perineorrhaphy (not eligible for payment with delivery or other
         vaginal surgery procedures)...............................................                        8         127.35           8
# S725 Colpocleisis (LeFort or modification) ......................................                        8         300.35           8
# S726 Construction of artificial vagina (see General Preamble GP12)                                       6          I.C             6
    Closure of fistula
# S523 Vesicovaginal..........................................................................             6         848.90           6
# S231 Rectovaginal (any repair)........................................................                   6         338.55           6
# S729 Ureterovaginal ........................................................................             6         560.95           6
# S709 Urethrovaginal ........................................................................             6         374.85           6
    Retropubic Urethropexy
# S549 Primary procedure ..................................................................                6         419.75           6
# S546 Repeat procedure for failed retropubic or vaginal surgery for
          stress incontinence.............................................................                 6         532.00           7
# E862    - when performed laparoscopically, to S549 or S546
            ........................................................................... add 25%
# S815 Tension free vaginal tape mid-urethral sling by any method/
          approach ............................................................................ 6 421.65 6
      Payment rules:
      Cystoscopy (Z606) is not eligible for payment with S815 unless the cystoscopy is rendered for
      suspicion of disease.

Master, record 5552. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

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