Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Scale of Fees

Annual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2019

Dental Services

Tariff Schedule

I: General Dental Practitioners

D. Endodontics

Purchase

GENERAL DENTAL PRACTITIONERS

Code

Procedure description

Fee

D.	ENDODONTICS

Preamble:

The Health Professions Council of SA has ruled that, with the exception of diagnostic intra-oral radiographs, fees for only three further intra-oral radiographs may be charged for each completed root canal therapy on a single-canal tooth; or a further five intra-oral radiographs for each completed root canal therapy on a multi-canal tooth

2.	The fee for the application of a rubber dam (See code 8304 in the category "Adjunctive General Services ") may only be charged concurrent with the following procedures

•	Gross pulpal debridement, primary and permanent teeth, for the relief of pain (code 8132)

•	Apexification of a root canal (code 8305)

•	Pulpotomy (code 8307)

•	Complete root canal therapy (codes 8328, 8329 and 8332 to 8340)

•	Removal or bypass of a fractured post or instrument (code 8330)

•	Bleaching of non vital teeth (codes 8325 and 8327) and

•	Ceramic and or resin inlays (codes 8371 to 8374)

3.	After endodontic preparatory visits (codes 8332, 8333 and 8334) have been charged, fees for endodontic treatment completed at a single visit (codes 8329, 8338, 8339 and 8340) may not be levied

Pulp capping

8301

Direct pulp capping

Com Fee

8303

Indirect pulp capping

238.94

The permanent filling is not completed at the same visit

Pulpotomy

8307

Amputation of pulp (pulpotomy)

No other endodontic procedure may, in respect of the same tooth, be charged concurrent to code 8307 and a completed root canal therapy should not be envisaged (code 8304 excluded)

153.77

Endodontic therapy (including the treatment plan, clinical procedures and follow-up care)

PREPARATORY VISITS (OBTURATION NOT DONE AT SAME VISIT)

8332

Single-canal tooth, per visit

A maximum of four visits per tooth may be charged

196.82

8333

Multi-canal tooth, per visit

A maximum of four visits per tooth may be charged

479.90

OBTURATION OF ROOT CANALS AT A SUBSEQUENT VISIT

8335

First canal - anteriors and premolars

896.75

8328

Each additional canal - anteriors and premolars

345.16

8336

First canal - molars

1232.09

8337

Each additional canal - molars

365.00

PREPARATION AND OBTURATION OF ROOT CANALS COMPLETED AT A SINGLE VISIT

8338

First canal - anteriors and premolars

1368.23

8329

Each additional canal - anteriors and premolars

434.87

8339

First canal - molars

1879.35

8340

Each additional canal - molars

458.29

Endodontic retreatment

8334

Re-preparation of previously obturated canal, per canal

291.11

Apexification/recalcification procedures

8305

Apexification of root canal, per visit

246.87

No other endodontic procedures may, in respect of the same tooth, be charged concurrent with code 8305 at the same visit (code 8304 excluded)

Apicoectomy/Periradicular services

8229

Apicoectomy including retrograde filling where necessary - incisors and canines

979.44

Other endodontic procedures

8132

Gross pulpal debridement, primary and permanent teeth

317.94

Where code 8132 is charged, no other endodontic procedures may be charged at the same visit on the same tooth. Codes 8338, 8329, 8339 and 8340 (single visit) may be charged at the subsequent visit, even if code 8132 was used for the initial relief of pain

(See note 2 in the preamble above)

8136

Access through a prosthetic crown or inlay to facilitate root canal treatment

153.38

8306

Cost of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate

Rule 013

8325

Bleaching of non-vital teeth, per tooth as a separate procedure

443.68

8327

Each additional visit for bleaching of non-vital tooth as a separate procedure

210.84

A maximum of two additional visits may be charged