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Specialists

III. Procedures

6. Cardiovascular System

6.4 Peripheral vascular system

 


Specialist

General

Practitioner

Anaesthetic

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Cardiovascular system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4

Peripheral vascular system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.2

Arterlo-venous abnormalities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1369

Fistula or aneurysm (as for grafting of various arteries)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.3

Arteries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.3.1

Aorta-iliac and major branches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1373

Abdominal aorta and iliac artery: Rupture

600

14 364.00

480

11 491.20

15

1677.90

+T



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.3.2

Iliac artery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1379

Prosthetic grafting and/or Thrombo- endarterectomy

300

7182.00

240

5745.60

13

1464.18

+T



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.3.3

Peripheral

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1385

Prosthetic grafting

255

6104.70

204

4883.76

5

559.30

+T

1387

Vein grafting proximal to knee joint

300

7182.00

240

5745.60

5

559.30

+T

1388

Vein graftng distal to knee joins Vena

444

10629.36

355.20

8503.49

5

559.30

+T

1389

Enderterectomy when not part of another specified procedure

264

6320.16

211.20

5056.13

5

559.30

+T

1393

Embolectomy: Peripheral embolectomy transferror

168

4021.92

134.4

3217.54

5

559.30

+T

1395

Miscellaneous arterial procedures: Arterial suture: Trauma

125

2992.50

100

2394.00

5

559.30

+T

1396

Suture major blood vessel (artery or vein) - trauma (major blood vessels are defined as aorta, Innominate artery, carotid artery and vertebral artery, subclavian artery, axillary artery, iliac artery, common femoral and popilteal artery. The vertebral and popilteal arteries are included because of the relevant Inaccessibility of the arteries and difficult surgical exposure)

264

6320.16

211.20

5056.13

15

1677.90

+T

1397

Profundoplasty

210

5027.40

168

4021.92

5

559.30

+T

1399

Distal tibial (ankle region)

456

10916.64

364.8

8733.31

5

559.30

+T

1401

Femore- femoral

254

6080.76

203.2

4864.61

5

559.30

+T

1402

Carotid- subclavian

288

6894.72

230.4

5515.78

8

894.88

+T

1403

AXillo-femoral (Bifemoral + 50% of the fee)

288

6894.72

230.4

5515.78

8

894.88

+T



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.4.4

Veins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1407

Ligation of saphenous vein

50

1197.00

50

1197.00

3

335.58

+T

1408

Placement of Hickman catheter or similar

91

2178.54

91

2178.54

4

447.44

+T

1410

Litigation of inferior vena cava: Abdominal

160

4309.20

144

3447.36

8

894.88

+T

1412

Umbrella operation on inferior vena cava: Abdominal

100

2394.00

100

2394.00

8

894.88

+T

1413

Combined procedure for varicose veins: Ligation of saphenous vein, stripping, multiple ligation including of perforating veins as indicated: Unilateral

141

3375.54

120

2872.80

3

335.58

+T

1415

Combined procedure for varicose veins: Ligation of saphenous vein stripping, multiple ligation including deteriorating veins as indicated: Bilateral

247

5913.18

197.6

4730.54

3

335.58

+T

1417

Extensive sub-fascial ligation of perforating veins

125

2992.50

120

2872.80

3

335.58

+T

1419

Lesser varicose vein procedure

31

742.14

31

742.14

3

335.58

+T

1421

Compression sclerotherapy of varicose veins: Per injection to a maximum of nine injections per leg (excluding cost of material)

9

215.46

9

215.46

 

 

 

1425

Thrombectomy: Inferior vena cava (Tren- abdominal)

240

5745.60

192

4596.48

11

1230.46

+T

1427

Thrombectomy: llio-femoral

175

4189.50

140

3351.60

6

671/16

+T