Z813

Plus needling of brain for biopsy

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$560.85
Assistant, listing; PDF p. 7567 basic units
Anaesthesia, listing; PDF p. 7567 basic units
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 756 / X4

- plus needling of brain for biopsy......................................... 7 560.85 7
Passages mentioning Z813

PDF page 756 / X4

NEUROLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
CRANIAL
                                                                                                       Asst         Surg         Anae
    INTRACRANIAL ABSCESS
# N117 Craniotomy .............................................................................          15       1631.15          15
    Burr hole
# N115 - aspiration............................................................................          7          578.85          7
# Z818 - subsequent aspiration through existing burr hole within 30
          days ....................................................................................                 215.35
# Z813 - plus needling of brain for biopsy.........................................                      7          560.85          7
# N127 Re-opening of craniotomy for post-operative haematoma or for
         removal of bone flap...........................................................                 11        518.85          11
# N113 Craniotomy for brain biopsy (other than for tumour)...............                                11       1019.15          11
# N130 Craniotomy plus midline commissurotomy .............................                              15       1014.85          15
# N109 Hemispherectomy...................................................................                15       1878.35          15
# N110 Lobectomy and/or excision of cortical scar for epilepsy .........                                 15       2432.45          15
# N128 Repair of encephalocoele .......................................................                  15        924.70          15
# N129 Posterior fossa decompression for Arnold Chiari malformation                                      15       1577.05          15
# E901   - with operating microscope, to N129........................... add                                       252.40
# N126 Intra-oral approach to lesions of the skull base and upper
          cervical spine......................................................................           15       1442.95          15
# N123 Stereotaxis - intracranial (to include ventriculography)...........                               11         623.20         11
# E931   - with implantation (and removal) of radioactive sources into
           brain tumour.............................................................. add                           222.85
# E896   - sophisticated micro-electrode recording during
           stereotaxis, to N123 ................................................... add                             400.40
       Functional stereotaxy
        Payable for neuroablative and implantation therapy for treatment of movement disorders of
        basal ganglia and connections (e.g. Parkinson’s disease). Must include pre-operative planning,
        application of stereotactic frame, intra-operative imaging, micro-electrode placement and
        recording, ablation of lesion and/or electrode implantation.
# N124 Functional stereotaxy.............................................................. 9 2194.70                               11
     Note:
     N123 performed in conjunction with N124 is an insured service payable at nil.
# N119 Intracranial implantation of chronic surface electrodes...........                                11       1364.90          11
# Z823 Implantation or revision of stimulation pack or leads (peripheral
          nerve, brain) .......................................................................           8         434.95          8
# Z824 Removal of chronic surface or depth electrodes ....................                                          266.60
# Z802 Ventricular puncture through previous burr hole or fontanelle or
         puncture and/or aspiration of cisterna ................................                                      81.65         7
Fee master record

Master, record 7466. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

Z81320260401999999990000560850000000903700000000000000000111720000001117200

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
provider00005608500 / 560.85
assistant00000903700 / 90.37
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00001117200 / 111.72
non anaesthetist00001117200 / 111.72
Explanation

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Needling of the brain for biopsy, added to a procedure. It is listed under neurological surgical procedures, intracranial abscess, burr hole.

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