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* Payable on an Attendance basis

N

N-acetyl procainamide

(66812)

Naevus, excision of

(31250)
  • excision of, in oral & maxillofacial region (45801-45809)

Nail bed, exploration and repair of deformity

(46489)
  • bed, reconstruction of laceration (46486)
  • digital, of finger or thumb, removal of (46513,46516)
  • digital, of toe, removal of (47904,47906)
  • ingrowing, of finger or thumb, resection (46528,46531)
  • ingrowing, of toe, excision/resection (47915,47916,47918)
  • ingrown, of toe, operation under GA, paediatric (44136)
  • plate injury/deformity, radical excision (46534)
  • plate or rod, removal of (47930)

NAPC

(66812)

Narcotherapy

*

Nasal adhesions, division of

(41683)
  • bones, fracture, treatment of (47735,47738,47741)
  • cavity and/or post nasal space, examination of (41653)
  • cavity, packing for arrest of haemorrhage (41677)
  • haemorrhage, arrest of (41656,41677)
  • haemorrhage, cryotherapy in the treatment of (41680)
  • polyp or polypi, removal of (41662,41665,41668)
  • septum button, insertion of (41907)
  • septum, reconstruction of (41672)
  • septum, septoplasty or submucous resection (41671)
  • space, post, direct examination of (41761)
  • turbinates, cryotherapy (41695)

Nasal bones, treatment of fracture/s

(53458)

Nasal cavity and/or post nasal space, examination of

(53056)

Nasal cavity, packing for arrest of haemorrhage

(53062)

Nasal haemorrhage, arrest of

(53058)

Nasal haemorrhage, cryotherapy to

(53064)

Nasal septum, reconstruction

(53017)

Nasal septum, septoplasty

(53016)

Nasal, space, post, direct examination of

(53052)

Nasendoscopy

(41764)

Naso-lacrimal tube, replacement of

(42610-42615)

Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, transpalatal removal

(41767)

Nasopharynx, fibreoptic examination of

(41764)

Neck, deep-seated haemangioma, excision of

(45036)
  • excision of infected by-pass graft (34157)
  • scar, revision of (restriction applies) (45506,45512)

Necrosectomy, pancreatic

(30577)

Necrotic material, debridement of

(35100,35103)

Needle biopsy, aspiration

*
  • biopsy of prostate (37218)
  • biopsy of vertebra (30093)

Needling of cataract

(42734)
  • needling of encysted bleb (42744)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae - microbial antibody testing GON



Neisseria gonorrhoeae by NAA techniques and chlamydia by any method CHGO



Neisseria menigitidis - antigens NMG



Neisseria menigitidis - microbial antigen testing NMG



Neisseria menigitidis antibody testing MEN

(69384)

Neonatal alimentary obstruction, laparotomy for

(43825)

Neoplasia, intraepithelial, laser therapy

(35539,35542,35545)

Neoplastic lesions, cutaneous, treatment of

(30195)

Nephography

(58715)

Nephrectomy

(36516-36529)
  • radical, for nephroblastoma, paediatric (43984)

Nephro-ureterectomy, complete, with bladder repair

(36531)
  • for tumour (36532)
  • for tumour, complicated (36533)

Nephroblastoma, operations for

(43981,43984)

Nephrolithotomy

(36540,36543)

Nephroscopy

(36627-36648)

Nephrostomy

(36552)
  • drainage tube, exchange of, imaging guided (36649)
  • percutaneous, using interventional imaging (36624)

Nerve Block

(see Nerve)
  • separate examination in preparation for (17603)

Nerve block, regional or field

(18206-18298)
  • conduction studies (11012,11015,11018)
  • cranial, intracranial decompression (39112)
  • cutaneous, nerve graft to (39318)
  • cutaneous, repair of (39300,39303)
  • exploration of (39330)
  • facio-hypoglossal or facio-accessory, anastomosis of (39503)
  • graft to nerve trunk (39315)
  • intracranial, for trigeminal neuralgia (39106)
  • local infiltration around, with alcohol etc *
  • peripheral, removal of tumour from (39324,39327)
  • sacral, stimulation for faecal incontinence (32213-32218)
  • section, retrolabyrinthine, vestibular/cochlear (41596)
  • section, translabyrinthine, vestibular (41593)
  • stimulation for pain (39130-39139)
  • transposition of (39321)
  • trigeminal, primary branch, injection with alcohol etc (39100)
  • trunk, internal (interfasicular), neurolysis of (39312)
  • trunk, microsurgical repair (39306,39309)
  • trunk, nerve graft to (39315)
  • vestibular, section of, via posterior fossa (39500)

Nerve, clock, regional or field

(53702)

Nerve, peripheral



Nerve, peripheral, neurectomy/neurotomy/tumour

(52809)

Nerve, transposition of

(52818)

Nerve, trigeminal, cryosurgery of

(52824)

Nerve, trunk


Netilmicin

(66800)

Neural tube defects and Down's syndrome NTDD



Neurectomy, foot, for plantar digital neuritis

(49866)
  • intracranial, for trigeminal neuralgia (39106)
  • peripheral nerve (39324,39327)
  • transantral vidian, with antrostomy (41713)

Neurectomy, peripheral nerve

(52809)

Neuroblastoma, operations for

(43981,43984,43987)

Neuroendocrine tumour, retroperitoneal, removal of

(30321,30323)

Neuroendoscopy

(40903)

Neurolysis by open operation

(52800)

Neurolysis, by open operation

(39330)

Neurolysis, of nerve trunk

(52803)

Neuroma, acoustic, removal of

(41575-41579)

Neuromuscular electrodiagnosis

(11012-11021)

Neurostimulator receiver, spinal, subcutaneous placement

(39134)

Neurotomy, of peripheral nerves

(39327)
  • percutaneous, for facet joint denervation (39118)
  • percutaneous, of spinal nerves (39115)

Neurovascular island flap, for pulp innervation

(46504)
  • island flap, with vascular pedicle (45563)

Neutrophil functions NFT

(71135)

Newcastle disease - microbial antibody testing NCD

(69384)

NH3

(66500)

Nickel NI

(66672)

Nipple discharge - cytology on specimens from SMCY

(73043)

Nipple, accessory, excision of

(31566)

Nitrazepam NITR

(66812)

Noble type intestinal plication with enterolysis

(30375)

Node, lymph, biopsy of

(30074,30075)

Nodes, lymph, pelvic, excision of

(35551)

Nodule, treatment, electrosurgical destruction/cryosurgery

*

Non-gravid uterus, suction curettage of

(35639,35640)

Nordothiepin NDIP

(66812)

Norfluoxetine NFLE

(66812)

Nortriptyline NORT

(66812)

Nose - cytology on specimens from SMCY

(73043)

Nose - microscopy & culture of material from MCSW

(69303)

Nose, X-ray of

(57921)

Nose, cauterisation or packing, for haemorrhage

(41677)
  • composite graft to (45656)
  • cryotherapy to, for haemorrhage (41680)
  • dermoid of, congenital, excision of (41729)
  • foreign body in, removal of, other than simple (41659)
  • fracture, treatment of (47735,47738,47741)
  • full thickness repair of laceration (restriction) (30052)
  • operations, other (41659-41695)
  • plastic operations (45632-45653)

Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Indium

  • labelled octreotide study (61369)
  • Meckel's diverticulum study (61368)
  • red blood cell spleen/liver SPECT (61356)
  • salivary study (61372)

Nuclear Medicine Imaging

  • brain study (61405)
  • cerebro spinal fluid study (61413)
  • endocrine, adrenal study (61485)
  • endocrine, parathyroid study (61480)
  • endocrine, thyroid study (61473)
  • gastrointestinal, bowel haemorrhage study (61364)
  • gastrointestinal, colonic transit study (61384)
  • gastrointestinal, gastric emptying (61381)
  • gastrointestinal, gastro-oesophageal reflux study (61373)
  • gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary study (61360)
  • gastrointestinal, oesophageal clearance study (61376)
  • genitourinary, cystoureterogram (61397)
  • genitourinary, renal cortical study (61387)
  • genitourinary, renal study (61389)
  • genitourinary, renal study including renogram or plana (61386)
  • genitourinary, testicular study (61401)
  • liver and spleen study (61353)
  • localised study, gallium (61453)
  • localised study, technetium (61454)
  • localised study, thallium (61461)
  • localised study,thallium (61458)
  • lymphoscintigraphy (61469)
  • Meckel's diverticulum study
  • myocardial infarct-avid imaging (61310)
  • myocardial perfusion central nervous (61307)
  • pulmonary, lung perfusion & ventilation (61348)
  • pulmonary, lung perfusion study (61328)
  • pulmonary, lung ventilation study (61340)
  • repeat planar or SPECT (61462)
  • skeletal, bone marrow study (61441)
  • skeletal, bone study (61425)
  • skeletal, bone/joint localised (61446)
  • tear duct study (61495)
  • vascular, dynamic flow/volume study (61417)
  • vascular, particle perfusion or Le Veen (61499)
  • vascular, venography (61465)
  • whole body study, gallium (61442)
  • whole body study, iodine (61426)
  • whole body study, technetium (61433)
  • whole body study, thallium (61438)

Nuclear antigens - detection of antibodies to ANA

(71097)

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, cardiac blood flow, shunt/output study

(61320)

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study - 1st pass/cardiac

(61314)

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study - intervention

(61316)

Nuclear medicine imaging, cardiovascular, gated cardiac study- planar or spect

(61313)
last updated 21 August 2009

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