Billing Codes

BB333

Miethke Port / Reservoir

Current benefit
$338.00
Category
04 - Neurosurgical
04.03 - HYDROCEPHALUS DEVICES
Status
Unchanged
Description

The ports / reservoirs are all made of titanium and are radiopaque. They have a low overall height for easy and safe positioning and fixation of the ventricular catheter. They allow CSF extraction and drug injection by inserting a syringe through the silicone dome. The solid titanium base prevents penetration with a syringe needle. There are 6 different types: Burrhole port, CSF port, Burrhole reservoir, Sprung reservoir, Flushing reservoir, Control reservoir.

Benefit history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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