Z326

Change of tracheostomy tube

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$12.50
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 651 / P11

Change of tracheostomy tube................................................. 12.50
Passages mentioning Z326

PDF page 651 / P11

RESPIRATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 TRACHEA AND BRONCHI
                                                                                                 Asst    Surg     Anae
    Quadroscopy or panendoscopy
# Z355 - with or without biopsy (nasopharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy,
         bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy with or without gastro-
         duodenoscopy) using separate instruments in search of
         malignant disease ..............................................................                321.45    6
       TRACHEO-BRONCHIAL ASPIRATION
# Z344 First procedure........................................................................            45.95
# Z345 Subsequent procedures performed by same physician..........                                        18.60
      Note:
      Not to apply to:
      1.operating surgeons,
      2.when respiratory unit fees apply; or
      3.within the first two hours post-operatively.
# Z326 Change of tracheostomy tube.................................................                       12.50
# Z346 Transtracheal aspiration .........................................................                 22.35
# Z356 Closure of persistent tracheostoma ........................................                       133.95    6
Fee master record

Master, record 7119. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

Z32620260401999999990000012500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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
provider00000125000 / 12.5
assistant00000000000 / 0
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
non anaesthetist00000000000 / 0
Explanation

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Changing a tracheostomy tube (the tube placed in the windpipe), listed under the tracheo-bronchial aspiration heading.

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