Billing Codes

BB331

Miethke Ventricular catheter with deflector

Current benefit
$167.00
Category
04 - Neurosurgical
04.03 - HYDROCEPHALUS DEVICES
Status
Unchanged
Description

Ventricular catheters (with deflector) are used to drain CSF out of the ventricle. All catheters are made of radiopaque silicone. The deflectors allow 90 degree deflection of the ventricular catheter in the burrhole without kinking the catheter. All deflectors are made of titanium. The deflectors are adjustable on the catheter, have suture fixation holes and are radiopaque.

Benefit history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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