Z355

With or without biopsy (nasopharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy with or without gastro- duodenoscopy) using separate instruments in search of malignant disease

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$321.45
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

- with or without biopsy (nasopharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, oesophagoscopy with or without gastro- duodenoscopy) using separate instruments in search of malignant disease .............................................................. 321.45 6
Passages mentioning Z355

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 7148. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

Z35520260401999999990000321450000000000000000000000000000095760000000957600

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
provider00003214500 / 321.45
assistant00000000000 / 0
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00000957600 / 95.76
non anaesthetist00000957600 / 95.76
Explanation

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Endoscopy with or without biopsy, such as nasopharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, or oesophagoscopy, with or without gastroduodenoscopy. It is listed under Respiratory Surgical Procedures, Trachea and Bronchi, and Quadroscopy or panendoscopy.

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Listed as using separate instruments in search of malignant disease.

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