S736

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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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FEMALE GENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 FALLOPIAN TUBE
                                                                                               Asst   Surg     Anae
    EXCISION, SUTURE OR REPAIR
    Ectopic pregnancy
# S784 - management by any surgical technique............................                       6     462.20    7
# E852   - with tuboplasty ........................................................... add             49.25
# E860         - diagnostic laparoscopy prior to laparotomy ............... add                       131.45
# S738 Salpingectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy (uni- or bilateral) ..                            8     366.20    8
# S741 Tubal occlusion or interruption for the purpose of sterilization,
         by any method or approach................................................              8     155.70    8
    Tubal plastic operation with/without operating microscope (unilateral or bilateral)
# S735 - fimbriolysis.......................................................................... 6 334.35        6
# S736 - salpingostomy ....................................................................     6 359.55        7
# S739 - fimbriolysis and salpingostomy...........................................              6 434.55        7
# E862    - when performed laparoscopically, to S735, S736 or S739
            ........................................................................... add 25%
    Repair of extensive unilateral or bilateral tubal and peritubal disease
      For infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease or endometriosis with or without laser treatment and
      ureterolysis
# S743 - laparotomy.......................................................................... 8 657.00 8
# E862     - when performed laparoscopically, to S743 ........ add 25%
      Note:
      1.Z737 or E854 are not eligible for payment when rendered same patient same day as S743 by
        any surgeon.
         2.Reconstruction or repair for infertility following previous sterilization is not an insured service.
         3.S162 is only eligible for payment in addition to S743 when records document that a
           transmural intestinal resection was rendered.
    Laparoscopy
# Z552 - without biopsy.....................................................................    6     160.50    6
# Z553 - with biopsy and/or lysis of adhesions and/or removal of
         foreign body and/or cautery of endometrial implants .........                          8     196.65    8
# E855   - with dye injection........................................................ add              25.85
# E857   - with D&C .................................................................... add           78.45
# Z737 Laser treatment of extensive pelvic disease...........................                   8     215.80    8

Master, record 5660. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

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