C3 (71083)
C4 (71083)
C-13 or C-14
C (66500)
C-Peptide (66695)
C-Reactive protein (66500)
C-l esterase inhibitor
C (66500)
CA (66500)
CA-125, CA-15.3, CA-19.9 (66650)
CAG (65114)
Caecostomy (30375)
Caeruloplasmin (66632)
Caesarean section (16520,16522)
CALC (66590)
Calcaneal spur
- of foot, excision of (49818)
Calcanean bursa
Calcaneum fracture
Calcitonin (66695)
Calcium
- ionised (66584)
- total or corrected for albumin (66500)
Calculus analysis (66590)
Calculus
- biliary, extraction of (30454-30458)
- biliary/renal tract, extraction of (30450)
- bladder, removal of (36863)
- kidney, removal of (36540, 36543)
- removal of, salivary gland duct (52075)
- renal, extraction of (36627-36648)
- salivary, x-ray of (57918)
- staghorn, nephrolithotomy and/or pyelolithotomy (36543)
- sublingual/salivary gland duct, removal of (30265, 30266)
- ureter, removal of (36549)
- ureteric, endoscopic removal/manipulation (36857)
Caldwell-Luc's operation (53006)
Caldwell-Luc operation (41710)
Calf
- decompression fasciotomy of
(47975, 47978, 47981)
Caloric test of labyrinth(s) (11333, 11336)
CALT (66695)
CAM (69384)
CAMP (66695)
Campylobacter jejuni - microbial testing antibody (69384)
CAN (69384)
Cancer of skin/mucous membrane, removal (30196-30205)
Candida - microbial antibody testing (69384)
Cannulae
Cannulation
Canthoplasty (42590)
Capsule endoscopy
- for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (11820)
- of a patient diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (11823)
Capsule
- posterior, needling of (42737)
Capsulectomy (42719, 42722, 42731)
Capsulotomy
CARB (66800)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) (66800)
Carbolisation
Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing
Carbon labelled urea breath test (12533)
Carbon labelled urea breath test (66900)
Carboxyhaemoglobin (65117)
Carbuncle
- incision and drainage, with (30223)
- incision with drainage, in operating theatre (52057)
Carcinoembryonic antigen (66650)
Carcinoma (see tumour)
Cardiac by-pass
- catheterisation (38200 - 38218)
- catheterisation - for myocardial biopsy (38275)
- deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (22075)
- electrophysiological studies (38209, 38212, 38213)
- operation (intrathoracic), other (38456)
- pacemaker, insertion/replacement (38353)
- resynchronisation therapy (38365, 38368, 38654, 38371)
- rhythm, restoration, electrical stimulation (13400)
- surgery, for congenital heart disease (38700-38766)
- surgery, re-operation via median sternotomy (38640)
- tumour, excision of (38670-38680)
- whole body perfusion (22060)
Cardiac enzymes (see test groups at PQ.4) (66506)
Cardiopexy
- antireflux operation ( 30530)
Cardioplegia
- retrograde administration of (22070)
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Cardiotocography
- antenatal (restriction) ( 16514)
Cardioversion ( 13400)
Carotid artery
- aneurysm, graft replacement (33100)
- artery, internal, transection/resection (32703)
- body tumour, resection of (34148, 34151, 34154)
- cavernous fistula, obliteration of (39815)
- percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting (35307)
Carpal bone
Carpometacarpal joint
Carpus dislocation
Caruncle
Care Planning
Case Conferencing (735,739,743,747,750,758)
- consultant psychiatrist (855-866)
- geriatrician or rehabilitation physician (880)
CAT (66779)
Cataract
Catecholamine (66779)
Catheter
- peritoneal insertion and fixation (13109)
- epidural, insertion of (39140)
- placement of catheters and injection of opaque material (38243)
- tenckhoff peritoneal dialysis, removal of (13110)
Catheterisation
- bladder, independent procedure (36800)
- blood pressure monitoring (13876)
- cardiac (38200-38218)
- central vein (13318,13319,13815)
- central vein, subcutaneous tunnel (34527, 34528)
- central vein, tunnelled cuffed (34538)
- eustachian tube (41755)
- frontal sinus (41740)
- intracranial, for pressure monitoring (13830)
- peripheral arterial (35317-35321)
- peripheral venous (35317, 35319, 35320)
- peritoneal, for dialysis (13109,13110)
- pulmonary artery (13818)
- right heart balloon (13818)
- umbilical artery (13303)
- umbilical or scalp vein in a neonate (13300)
- ureteric, with cystoscopy ( 36824)
Caudal infusion/injection (see Intrathecal)
Cauterisation
- angioma (restriction applies) (45027)
- cervix (35608)
- perforation of tympanum (41641)
- septum/turbinates/pharynx (41674)
- septum/turbinates/pharynx (53060)
- tarsus, for ectropian/entropian (42581)
- urethra or urethral caruncle (35523)
Cautery
- conjunctiva, including treatment of pannus (42677)
- nasal, for arrest of haemorrhage (41677)
Cavernous sinus
- tumour or vascular lesion, excision (39660)
Cavopulmonary shunt
CBLB (66773)
CBLB (66773)
CBMB (66776)
CCC (69384)
CCR (73053)
CCRA (73055)
CE (66506)
CEA (66650)
CEIF (66647)
CEIQ (66644)
Cell mediated immunity - delayed type - hypersensitivity test (71137)
Cell-mediated immunity in blood (69471)
Cellulitis
- incision with drainage, not requiring GA (52055)
- incision with drainage, under GA (30223)
Central cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass (38600)
Cephalometry
Cerebello-pontine angle tumour (41575-41579)
Cerebral angiography
Cerebral palsy
- hips or knees, application of cast under GA ( 50390)
- perfusion, retrograde, cannulation for (38577)
- single event multilevel surgery (50450-50476)
- tumour, craniotomy for removal (39712)
- ventricle, puncture of (39006)
Cerebrospinal fluid drain
- lumbar, insertion of (40018)
- fluid reservoir, insertion of ( 39018)
Cervical decompression of spinal cord ( 40331-40335)
- discectomy (anterior), without fusion (40333)
- oesophagectomy (30294)
- oesophagostomy, closure or plastic repair of (30293)
- re-exploration for hyperparathyroidism (30317)
- rib, removal of (34139)
- sympathectomy (35003, 35006)
Cervical spine
Cervix
- amputation or repair of
- cauterisation of, other than by chemical means (35608)
- colposcopic examination of (35614)
- colposcopy with biopsy and diathermy (35646)
- cone biopsy of (35617,35618)
- cytology - abnormalities (73055)
- cytology - routine (73053)
- diathermy of (35608,35646)
- electrocoagulation diathermy (35644,35645)
- ionisation of (35608)
- large loop excision (35647,35648)
- laser therapy (restriction applies) (35539,35542,35545)
- microscopy & culture of material from (69312)
- punch biopsy (35608)
- purse string ligation (16511)
- removal of polyp from (35611)
- removal of purse string ligature (16512)
- repair of extensive laceration/s (16571)
- repair of, not otherwise covered (35617,35618)
- residual stump, removal of, abdominal approach (35612)
- residual stump, removal of, vaginal approach (35613)
CFID (71064)
CGLD (71064)
Chalazion
Characterisation of antibodies if positive ENA (71103)
Chemical peel
Chemicals
- toxic (ingested or absorbed) - assay (66623)
Chemotherapy (13915-13936)
Chest
- or limb, decompression escharotomy (45054)
- x-ray of (58509)
CHGO (69364)
CHHY (66812)
CHL (69384)
CHLM (69364)
Chlamydia by any method and N. gonorrhoes by NAA methods
- investigation by any method (69364)
- microbial antibody testing (69384)
- microbial antigen testing (69364)
CHLO (66812)
Chloasma
Chloral hydrate (66812)
Chlorazepate (66812)
Chloride (66500)
Chloroquinine (66812)
Chlorpromazine (66812)
Choanal atresia
CHOL (66500)
Cholangiogram
- percutaneous transhepatic (30440)
Cholangiography
Cholangiopancreatography (30484)
Cholecystectomy (30443-30449)
Cholecystoduodenostomy (30460,31472)
Cholecystoenterostomy (30460,31472)
Cholecystography (58924)
Cholecystostomy (30375)
Choledochal cyst
Choledochoduodenostomy (30460,30461)
Choledochoenterostomy (30460,30461)
Choledochogastrostomy (30461)
Choledochojejunostomy (30460,30461)
Choledochoscopy (30442,30452)
Choledochotomy (30454,30455,30457)
Cholegraphy (58936)
Cholesterol HDL(66536)
Cholesterol CHDL (66500)
Cholinesterase (66758)
Chondro-cutaneous or chondro-mucosal graft (45656)
Chondroplasty of knee (49503,49506)
Chordee
Chorionic gonadotrophin, detection for pregnancy diagnosis ( 73529)
Chorionic villus sampling (16603)
Chromium (66672)
Chromosome identification
- and banding (73287)
- studies - blood (73289)
- studies - other than blood (73287)
Chymopapain (Discase)
- intradiscal injection of (40336)
CHSE (66758)
CHZP (66812)
Cicatricial flexion/extension contracture
- joint, correction (50112)
Ciliary body and/or iris
- excision of tumour (42767)
Cimetidine (66812)
Circulatory support device
Circumcision (30653-30660)
- arrest of post-operative haemorrhage (30663)
- with GA
- without GA *
Cisternal puncture (39003)
- shunt diversion, insertion of (40003)
- shunt, revision or removal of (40009)
CK (66500)
CKI (66518)
CKIE (66518)
Clavicle
CLSA (66812) | Cl (66500)
Claw toe
CLC (71163)
CLDT (69363)
Cleft lip
Cleft palate
- palate, secondary repair, closure of fistula (52336)
- palate, secondary repair, lengthening procedure (52339)
- primary repair (52333)
Clitoris
- amputation of, medically indicated (35530)
Clitoroplasty
Clival tumour
Cloaca
- persistent, correction of (43969)
Cloacal exstrophy
- neonatal, operation for (43882)
CLOB (66812)
Clobazam (66812)
CLOM (66812)
Clomipramine (66812)
CLON (66812)
Clonazepam (Rivotril) (66812)
CLOQ (66812)
Clostridium difficile
- microbial antigen testing (69363)
Club hand
- radial, centralisation/radialisation (50399)
CMBS (65114)
CMI (71137)
CMIB
CMTD (66812)
CMV (69384)
CMVP (69405)
COAG (65120)
Coagulation
- studies (see test groups at para PQ4) (65120)
Coagulation factor inhibitors by Bethesda assay (65159)
Coccidiodes - microbial antibody testing (69384)
Coccyx
Cochlear implant
Cochleotomy, or repair of round window (41614)
Coeliac antibodies (71163)
Coeliac artery
COHB (65117)
Cold agglutinins (65114)
Colectomy
- subtotal, of large intestine (32004,32005)
- total, for Hirschsprung's, paediatric (43996)
- total, with excision rectum/anastomosis (32051,32054,32057)
- total, with excision rectum/ileostomy (32015,32018,32021)
- total, with ileo-rectal anastomosis (32012)
- total, with ileostomy (32009)
Collagen
Colles' fracture of radius
Colon
Colonic atresia
- lavage, total, intra-operative (32186)
- neonatal, laparotomy for (43816)
- reservoir, construction of (32029)
Colonoscopy
Colorectal strictures
- endoscopic dilatation of (32094)
Colostomy
- closure of(30562)
- colostomy(30375)
- entero- (30515)
- lavage of *
- refashioning of (30563)
- with laparotomy, neonatal anorectal malformation (43822)
Colotomy(30375)
Colour discrimination test, Farnsworth Munsell *
Colpoperineorrhaphy (35571,35573)
Colpopexy
Colposcopy
Colpotomy (35572)
COM (71081)
Combatability testing (65099)
COMP 71089)
Complement
- total haemolytic - components C3 (71083)
- total haemolytic - components C4 (71083)
- total haemolytic - other components (71089)
- total haemolytic - properdin factor B (71083)
- total haemolytic (71081)
Composite graft to nose, ear or eyelid (45656)
Computerised perimetry (11221-11225)
Computerised tomography
Condylectomy (45611,48406,48424)
Condylectomy/condylotomy (45863)
Cone biopsy of cervix (35617,35618)
Confinement (16515-16525)
Congenital absence of vagina, reconstruction for (35565)
- atresia, auditory canal reconstruction (45662)
- heart disease, operations for (38700-38766)
Conjunctiva
- biopsy of (42676)
- cautery of (42677)
- cryotherapy to (42680)
- removal of tumour from (see tumour,other)
Conjunctival cysts
- removal of (42683)
- graft over cornea (42638)
- lacerations not involving sclera (30032)
- peritomy (42632)
Conjunctivorhinostomy (42629)
Consultation (see attendances)
Contact Lenses
Contour reconstruction
- insertion of foreign implant (45051)
- insertion of foreign implants (52321)
- restoration of face, autologous bone/cartilage graft (45647)
Contraceptive device
- intra-uterine, introduction of (35503)
- device, intra-uterine, removal under GA (35506)
Contracted socket
Contracture
- cicatricial flexion/extension of joint, correction (50112)
- Dupuytren's, subcutaneous fasciotomy for (46366)
- flexor/extensor, digits of hand, correction of (46492)
Contrast media
- intro for radiology (60918)
Copper (66831)
Cordotomy
Cornea
- conjunctival graft over (42638)
- epithelial debridement for corneal ulcer/erosion (42650)
- epithelial debridement for keratoplasty (42651)
- removal of imbedded foreign body (42644)
- removal of superficial foreign body (30061)
- transplantation of (42653,42656,42659)
Corneal
- laser coagulation of blood vessels (42797)
- additional incisions for astigmatism (42673)
- incisions for astigmatism (42672)
- keratoplasty, epithelial debridement for (42651)
- perforations, sealing of (42635)
- scars, excision of (42647)
- suture, running, manipulation of (42667)
- sutures, removal of (42668)
- ulcer, epithelial debridement of cornea for (42650)
- ulcer, ionisation of *
Coronary arteriography
Coronary artery bypass operations (38497-38504)
- restenoses, catheter based intravascular brachytherapy
(15360,15363,15541, 38321, 38324, 38327, 38330)
- angiography, selective (38215-38246)
- artery bypass vein graft, dissection (38637)
- endarterectomy, open operation (38505)
Coronary pressure wire (38241)
Corpus callosum
- anterior section of, for epilepsy(40700)
CORS (66712)
CORT (66695)
Corticectomy
Corticolysis of lens material (42791,42792)
Cortisol (66695)
Cortisol in saliva (66712)
Costo-transverse joint
Counterpulsation
COX(69384)
Coxsackie B1-6 - microbial antibody testing(69384)
CPEP(66695)
CPLS (66632)
Cranial nerve
- intracranial decompression of (39112)
- shunt diversion, insertion of (40003)
- shunt, revision or removal of (40009)
- vault reconstruction (45785)
Craniectomy and removal of haematoma (39603)
- for osteomyelitis/removal infected bone (39906)
Craniocervical junction lesion
- transoral approach for (40315)
Craniopharyngioma
- craniotomy for removal of (39712)
Cranioplasty and repair of fractured skull (39615)
Craniostenosis
Craniotomy and tumour removal (39709,39712)
- burr-hole for intracranial haemorrhage (39600)
- for arachnoidal cyst (39718)
- for hydromyelia (with laminectomy) (40342)
- for reopening post-op for haemorrhage/swelling (39721)
Creatine Kinase
- isoenzyme (electrophoresis) (66518)
- isoenzymeS (66518)
Creatine kinase (66500)
Creatinine (66500)
Cricopharyngeal myotomy (41776)
Cricothyrostomy (41884)
CR (66672)
CRP (66500)
Cruciate ligaments
CRY (69384)
CRYN (69384)
Cryofibrinogen - detection and quantitation (71064)
Cryoglobulins
- characterisation by electrophoresis, and immunoelectrophoresis (71059)
- detection and quantitation (71064)
Cryotherapy
- for detached retina (42773)
- for trichiasis (42587)
- hepatic, destruction of liver tumours (30419)
- of peripheral nerves (39323)
- of retina, with vitrectomy (42728)
- of skin lesions (30189,30192,30195)
- to haemorrhoids with rubber band ligation (32135)
- to nose, for haemorrhage (41680)
- to retina, independent procedure (42818)
Cryptococcal antigen - microbial antigen testing
Cryptococcus - microbial antibody testing (69384)
Crystalloid
- retrograde admin for cardioplegia (38588)
CS (73287)
CSB (73289)
CU (66831)
Cultural examination of faeces (69345)
Curettage
Cutaneous neoplastic lesions
- treatment of (30195)
- nerve, nerve graft to (39318)
- nerve, repair of (39300,39303)
- ureterostomy, closure of (36621)
- vesical fistula, operation for (37023)
- vesicostomy, establishment of (37026)
Cutaneous nerve
CVLT (69382)
Cyclic AMP (66695)
Cyclodestructive procedures treatment of glaucoma (42770,42771)
Cyclosporin A (66812)
CYST (66752)
- arachnoidal, craniotomy for (39718)
- Baker's, excision of (30114)
- Bartholin's, cautery destruction of (35516,35517)
- Bartholin's, excision of (35512,35513)
- Bartholin's, marsupialisation of (35516,35517)
- bone, injection into or aspiration of (47900)
- brain, operations for (39703)
- branchial, removal of (30286)
- breast, aspiration of *
- broad ligament, excision of (35712-35717)
- bronchgenic, thoracotomy and excision (43912)
- choledochal, resection of (43972,43975)
- enterogenous, thoracotomy and excision (43912)
- epididymal, removal of (37601)
- fimbrial, excision of (35712-35717)
- hydatid, liver, treatment of (30434-30438)
- hydatid, lungs, enucleation of (38424)
- intracranial, needling and drainage of (39703)
- jaw,aspiration biopsy of (52021)
- jaw, aspiration biopsy of, mandible or maxilla, segmental, resection of (52114)
- jaw, not otherwise covered, removal of (52036)
- kidney, removal from (36558)
- liver, laparoscopic marsupialisation (30416,30417)
- mucous, of mouth, removal (30282,30283)
- not otherwise covered, removal of (OMS) (45801-45809)
- other, removal of (31200-31240)
- ovarian, aspiration of (35518)
- ovarian, excision of, with laparotomy (35712-35717)
- pancreatic, anastomosis (30586,30587)
- parovarian, excision of, with laparotomy (35712-35717)
- pharyngeal, removal of (41813)
- pilonidal, excision of (30675,30676)
- renal, excision of (36558)
- skin/subcutaneous/mucous membrane, removal of (31200-31240)
- tarsal, extirpation of (42575)
- thyroglossal, removal of (30313,30314)
- vaginal, excision of (35557)
- vallecular, removal of (41813)
Cystadenomatoid malformation
- neonatal, thoracotomy (43861)
Cystine
Cysto-urethrography
- retrograde micturating (58721)
Cystocoele
Cystography
Cystometrography (11903)
Cystoscopy, with (36836)
- biopsy of bladder
- controlled hydrodilatation of bladder (36827)
- diathermy or resection of bladder tumour/s (36845)
- endoscopic incision/resection (36825,36854)
- injection into bladder wall (36851)
- insertion of ureteric stent, or brush biopsy (36821)
- insertion of urethral prosthesis (36811)
- laser destruction of bladder tumours (36840)
- lavage of blood clots from bladder (36842)
- removal of foreign body (36833)
- resection of ureterocele (36848)
- ureteric catheterisation (36818,36824)
- ureteric meatotomy (36830)
- urethroscopy with/without urethral dilatation (36812)
- without litholapaxy (36863)
- without urethroscopy (36815)
Cystostomy
- suprapubic (37008)
- suprapubic, change of tube *
Cystotomy
(37008,37011)
Cytogentic testing (73287-73294)
Cytology
- fine needle aspiration of solid tissues - aspiration or attendance by (73051)
- fine needle aspiration of solid tissue or tissues - 2 or more separately identified sites (73062)
- fine needle aspiration of solid tissues or tissues, where an employee of the APA attends (73063)
- fine needle aspiration of solid tissues (73049)
- from 3 sputum or urine specimens (73047)
- from body fluids, sputum (1 specimen), urine, washings or brushings B (73045)
- from cervix - abnormalities (73055)
- from cervix - routine (73053)
- from skin, nipple discharge, lip, mouth, nose or anus (73043)
- from vagina (73057)
Cytomegalovirus
- microbial antibody testing (69384)
- serology in pregnancy - microbial antibody - testing (69405)
Cytotoxic agent
- instillation into body cavity (13948)
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