Billing Codes

25205

Assistance in the management of elective anaesthesia, if: (a) the patient has complex airway problems; or (b) the patient is a neonate; or (c) the patient is a paediatric patient and is receiving one or more of the following services: (i) invasive monitoring, either intravascular or transoesophageal; (ii) organ transplantation; (iii) craniofacial surgery; (iv) major tumour resection; (v) separation of conjoint twins; or (d) there is anticipated to be massive blood loss (greater than 50% of blood volume) during the procedure; or (e) the patient is critically ill, with multiple organ failure; or (f) the service time of the management of anaesthesia exceeds 6 hours and the assistance is provided to the exclusion of attendance on all other patients (H) (5 basic units)

Schedule fee
100% Benefit
Category
Category 3 — Therapeutic Procedures
Group T10
Status
Unchanged
Full description

Assistance in the management of elective anaesthesia, if: (a) the patient has complex airway problems; or (b) the patient is a neonate; or (c) the patient is a paediatric patient and is receiving one or more of the following services: (i) invasive monitoring, either intravascular or transoesophageal; (ii) organ transplantation; (iii) craniofacial surgery; (iv) major tumour resection; (v) separation of conjoint twins; or (d) there is anticipated to be massive blood loss (greater than 50% of blood volume) during the procedure; or (e) the patient is critically ill, with multiple organ failure; or (f) the service time of the management of anaesthesia exceeds 6 hours and the assistance is provided to the exclusion of attendance on all other patients (H) (5 basic units)

Derived fee formula
An amount of 5 base units plus an item in the range 23010 - 24136 plus, where applicable - an item in the range 25000 - 25020 plus, where performed, any associated therapeutic or diagnostic service/s in the range 22002 - 22051

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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