Medical Treatment Procedures covered by the Medical Insurance Policy - Type 1.
| Brain, Nerves, Spinal Cord and Brain Blood Vessels | Band | |
|---|---|---|
| A0110 | Hemispherectomy |  |
| A0180 | Excision of abscess of brain | |
| A0200 | Excision of lesion of tissue of brain |  |
| A0260 | Excision of arteriovenous malformation from vessels of brain |  |
| A0280 | Awake craniotomy with ablation of lesion of brain with or without cortical mapping/stereotaxy | |
| A0300 | Stereotactic ablation of tissue of brain | |
| A0310 | Stereotactic biopsy of lesion or tissue of brain | |
| A0380 | Stereotactic radiosurgery of neuronal tissue using gamma knife |  |
| A0400 | Open biopsy of lesion of tissue of brain |  |
| A0980 | Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease | |
| A1070 | Robotic stereotactic radiosurgery, first/sole session using Cyberknife | |
| A1080 | Robotic stereotactic radiosurgery, second to fifth sessions per course of treatment, including adjustments using Cyberknife | |
| A1220 | Creation of ventriculovascular anastomosis | |
| A1240 | Creation of ventriculoperitoneal shunt | |
| A1250 | Creation of subcutaneous cerebrospinal fluid reservoir | |
| A1300 | Maintenance of cerebroventricular shunt (including revision) | |
| A1430 | Removal of cerebroventricular shunt | |
| A1440 | Irrigation of cerebroventricular shunt | |
| A1700 | Therapeutic endoscopic operations on ventricle of brain (including examination and biopsy of lesion) |  |
| A2080 | Ventricular puncture (as sole procedure) |  |
| A2210 | Drainage of subarachnoid space of brain | |
| A2220 | Puncture of cistern of brain | |
| A2223 | Cerebral angiogram | |
| A2500 | Intracranial transection of cranial nerve | |
| A2600 | Other intracranial destruction of cranial nerve | |
| A2720 | Proximal gastric vagotomy | |
| A2720 | Proximal gastric vagotomy | |
| A2730 | Highly selective vagotomy | |
| A2730 | Highly selective vagotomy | |
| A2780 | Vagotomy with pyloroplasty | |
| A2781 | Laparoscopic vagotomy/seromyotomy | |
| A2900 | Excision of lesion of cranial nerve (intracranial) | |
| A2952 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours less than 2.5 cms performed by single surgeon | |
| A2952 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours less than 2.5 cms performed by single surgeon | |
| A2953 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours more than 2.5 cms or compressing brain stem performed by single surgeon | |
| A2953 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours more than 2.5 cms or compressing brain stem performed by single surgeon | |
| A2954 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours managed by combined oto-neurosurgical team irrespective of tumour size | |
| A2954 | Excision of acoustic and cerebello-pontine angle neuroma – tumours managed by combined oto-neurosurgical team irrespective of tumour size | |
| A3000 | Repair of cranial nerve (intracranial) | |
| A3200 | Decompression of cranial nerve (craniotomy) | |
| A3300 | Neurostimulation of cranial nerve (intracranial) | |
| A3330 | Removal of neurostimulator from cranial nerve | |
| A3680 | Excision of cerebellopontine angle tumour | |
| A3810 | Excision of lesion of meninges of brain | |
| A3830 | Operation for arachnoidal cyst | |
| A3900 | Repair of dura | |
| A4010 | Evacuation of extradural haematoma | |
| A4080 | Craniotomy - post-operative haemorrhage | |
| A4110 | Evacuation of subdural haematoma or abscess | |
| A4180 | Subdural haemorrhage - tap | |
| A4280 | Intracranial infection : burrhole | |
| A4400 | Partial excision of spinal cord | |
| A4500 | Open operations on spinal cord | |
| A4730 | Percutaneous cordotomy of spinal cord | |
| A4832 | Implantation/removal of dorsal column stimulator | |
| A4850 | Implantation/removal of intrathecal drug delivery system |  |
| A4860 | Implantation/removal of epidural delivery system | |
| A5110 | Excision of intradural lesion | |
| A5240 | Epiduroplasty (Racz catheter or equivalent) | |
| A5300 | Drainage of spinal canal (including insertion of shunt) | |
| A6030 | Transection of peripheral nerve for neuroma | |
| A6030 | Transection of peripheral nerve for neuroma | |
| A6080 | Neurectomy (major nerve) | |
| A6080 | Neurectomy (major nerve) | |
| A6110 | Excision of lesion of peripheral nerve (e.g. neurilemoma) | |
| A6110 | Excision of lesion of peripheral nerve (e.g. neurilemoma) | |
| A6180 | Excision of lesion of major nerve | |
| A6302 | Graft to major nerve | |
| A6300 | Graft to peripheral nerve | |
| A6400 | Repair of peripheral nerve | |
| A6402 | Repair of major nerve | |
| A6510 | Carpal tunnel release, including endoscopic | |
| A6510 | Carpal tunnel release, including endoscopic | |
| A6580 | Carpal tunnel release, including endoscopic-bilateral | |
| A6580 | Carpal tunnel release, including endoscopic-bilateral | |
| A6600 | Release of entrapment of deeply placed peripheral nerve | |
| A6700 | Release of entrapment of peripheral nerve | |
| A6710 | Cubital tunnel release including endoscopic (without transposition) | |
| A6710 | Cubital tunnel release including endoscopic (without transposition) | |
| A6711 | Cubital tunnel release including endoscopic-bilateral (without transposition) | |
| A6711 | Cubital tunnel release including endoscopic-bilateral (without transposition) | |
| A6810 | Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (includes ulnar at elbow) | |
| A6810 | Neurolysis and transposition of peripheral nerve (includes ulnar at elbow) | |
| A6900 | Revision of release of peripheral nerve | |
| A7010 | Implantation of neurostimulator to peripheral nerve | |
| A7010 | Implantation of neurostimulator to peripheral nerve | |
| A7011 | Trial of neurostimulator (as sole procedure) not at time of permanent implant | |
| A7300 | Permanent lesion of major nerve trunk (radiofrequency, cryoprobe or phenol) | |
| A7310 | Biopsy of peripheral nerve | |
| A7310 | Biopsy of peripheral nerve | |
| A7340 | Exploration and grafting of brachial plexus | |
| A7340 | Exploration and grafting of brachial plexus | |
| A7340 | Exploration and grafting of brachial plexus | |
| A7510 | Thorascopic cervical sympathectomy | |
| A7530 | Laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy | |
| A7560 | VATS sympathectomy - unilateral | |
| A7561 | VATS sympathectomy - bilateral | |
| A7682 | Presacral sympathectomy - diagnostic | |
| A7683 | Presacral sympathectomy - therapeutic | |
Excellent service all round. I have started recommending PatientChoice to my friends and professional colleagues.
Dr R B
