Medical Treatment Procedures covered by the Medical Insurance Policy - Type 12
Skin and Nails
| Skin | Band | |
|---|---|---|
| S0410 | Wide excision of sweat glands - bilateral axillae |  |
| S0520 | Microscopically controlled excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue (including Moh's chemosurgery) | |
| S0602 | Primary excision of malignant lesion - Head & Neck | |
| S0603 | Primary excision of malignant lesion - Trunk & Limbs | |
| S0604 | Secondary excision of malignant lesion - Head & Neck | |
| S0605 | Secondary excision of malignant lesion - Trunk & Limbs | |
| S0608 | Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma | |
| S0632 | Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Head & Neck |  |
| S0633 | Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Trunk & Limbs | |
| S0642 | Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - four or more, Head & Neck | |
| S0643 | Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - four or more, Trunk & Limbs | |
| S1500 | Biopsy of skin or subcutaneous tissue | |
| S1510 | Needle/tru-cut biopsy of muscle | |
| S1510 | Needle/tru-cut biopsy of muscle | |
| S1700 | Distant flap - delay/division/inset |  |
| S1740 | Large myocutaneous (muscular/cutaneous) flap (9cm2 or more) including closure of secondary defect |  |
| S1750 | Large muscle flap (9cm2 or more) including skin graft and closure of secondary defect | |
| S1900 | Distant pedicle flap - elevation including transfer (includng closure/grafting to secondary defect) |  |
| S2002 | Small island flap (less than 9cm2) | |
| S2000 | Large island skin flap (9cm2 or more) (e.g. radial forearm) including closure of secondary defect |  |
| S2220 | Neurovascular island flap | |
| S2500 | Local flap - less than 9cm2 | |
| S2502 | Local flap - 9cm2 or more (excluding graft/flap to secondary defect) | |
| S2503 | Local flap - 9cm2 or more (including graft/flap to secondary defect) | |
| S3102 | Thinning of skin graft flap | |
| S3100 | Re-exploration of free flap |  |
| S3500 | Split autograft of skin, trunk and limbs - up to 25cm2 in area | |
| S3530 | Split autograft of skin, trunk and limbs - over 25cm2 and up to 5% of body surface area | |
| S3532 | Split autograft of skin, trunk and limbs - each additional 5% of body surface area | |
| S3622 | Full thickness graft, trunk and limbs - up to 9cm2 in area |  |
| S3623 | Full thickness graft, trunk and limbs - each additional 25cm2 in area | |
| S3624 | Full thickness graft, head, neck, hands & genitalia - up to 9cm2 in area | |
| S3625 | Full thickness graft, head, neck, hands & genitalia - each additional 16cm2 in area | |
| S4182 | Debridement and primary suture of wound with involvement of deeper tissue - Head & Neck | |
| S4183 | Debridement and primary suture of wound with involvement of deeper tissue - Trunk & Limbs | |
| S4212 | Debridement and primary suture of wound without involvement of deeper tissue (skin & subcutaneous fat only) - Head & Neck | |
| S4213 | Debridement and primary suture of wound without involvement of deeper tissue (skin & subcutaneous fat only) - Trunk & Limbs | |
| S4230 | Secondary suture of skin | |
| S4480 | Removal of foreign body in deeper tissue | |
| S4720 | Drainage of lesion of skin including abscess | |
| S4740 | Drainage of large subcutaneous abscess/haematoma | |
| S4812 | Insertion of skin expander into tissue | |
| S4930 | Removal of skin expander or valve | |
| S6400 | Excision of nail bed (Zadeks) | |
| S7010 | Wedge excision or avulsion of nail including chemical ablation of nail bed | |
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