Billing Codes

45585

Liposuction (suction assisted lipolysis) to one regional area (one limb or trunk), other than a service associated with a service to which item 31525 or 31526 applies, if: (a) the liposuction is for: (i) the treatment of Barraquer-Simons syndrome, lymphoedema or macrodystrophia lipomatosa; or (ii) the reduction of a buffalo hump that is secondary to an endocrine disorder or pharmacological treatment of a medical condition; and (b) photographic and/or diagnostic imaging evidence demonstrating the clinical need for this service is documented in the patient notes (H) (Anaes.)

MBS fee
$756.10
DVA fee
$736.95
Category
Category 3 — Therapeutic Procedures
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
RMFS In-Hosp
$1049.70
RMFS Out-Hosp
$1031.75
Full description

Liposuction (suction assisted lipolysis) to one regional area (one limb or trunk), other than a service associated with a service to which item 31525 or 31526 applies, if: (a) the liposuction is for: (i) the treatment of Barraquer-Simons syndrome, lymphoedema or macrodystrophia lipomatosa; or (ii) the reduction of a buffalo hump that is secondary to an endocrine disorder or pharmacological treatment of a medical condition; and (b) photographic and/or diagnostic imaging evidence demonstrating the clinical need for this service is documented in the patient notes (H) (Anaes.)

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

Data sourced from Australian Government publications · Not an official government service