30064
Subcutaneous foreign body, removal of, requiring incision and exploration
Therapeutic procedures · Group T8 — Surgical operations
Schedule fee
$131.55
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 85% | $111.85 | $19.70 |
| 75% | $98.70 | $32.85 |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
Descriptor · law
SUBCUTANEOUS FOREIGN BODY, removal of, requiring incision and exploration, including closure of wound if performed, as an independent procedure (Anaes.)
Markers in this descriptor · Computed by this tool from the schedule
(Anaes.) — anaesthesia may be claimed separately in association with this item.
Descriptor current from 1 Nov 1995.
More in Group T8 — Surgical operations
30003Burns, involving 1% or more but less than 3% of total body surface… — medical practitioner30006Burns, involving 3% or more but less than 10% of total body surface… — medical practitioner30026Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane, repair of… — small (NOT MORE THAN 7 CM LONG) (item 30026)30029Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — small (NOT MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), involving (item 30029)30032Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane, repair of… — small (NOT MORE THAN 7 CM LONG) (item 30032)30035Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — small (NOT MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), involving (item 30035)30038Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — large (MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), superficial (item 30038)30042Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — large (MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), involving (item 30042)30045Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — large (MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), superficial (item 30045)30049Skin and subcutaneous tissue or mucous membrane… — large (MORE THAN 7 CM LONG), involving (item 30049)30055Wounds, dressing of, under general, regional or intravenous sedation30061Superficial foreign body, removal of30062Etonogestrel subcutaneous implant, removal of30071Diagnostic biopsy of skin, as an independent procedure30072Diagnostic biopsy of mucous membrane, as an independent procedure30099Sinus, excision of, involving superficial tissue only (item 30099)30187Palmar or plantar warts, removal of, by carbon dioxide laser or erbium…30189Warts or molluscum contagiosum30191Angiofibromas, trichoepithelioma, epidermal naevi, xanthelasma, pyogenic…30192Premalignant skin lesions30196Malignant neoplasm of skin or mucous membrane that has been30202Malignant neoplasm of skin or mucous membrane proven by histopathology or…30207Skin lesions, multiple injections with glucocorticoid preparations30216Haematoma, aspiration of (item 30216)
| Item number | 30064 |
|---|---|
| Category | 3 — Therapeutic procedures |
| Group | T8 — Surgical operations |
| Subheading | — |
| Item type | S (schedule code) |
| Fee type | N (normal) |
| In schedule since | 1 Dec 1991 |
| Fee current from | 1 Jul 2026 |
| GP scope | In scope |
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