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30278

Tongue tie, repair of

Therapeutic procedures · Group T8 — Surgical operations

Schedule fee
$55.60
BenefitAmountGap to fee
85%$47.30$8.30
75%$41.70$13.90

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Descriptor · law
Tongue tie, repair of, other than: (a) a service to which another item in this Subgroup applies; or (b) a service associated with a service to which item 45009 applies (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 Mar 2023.

Claiming with other items

Excludes any other applicable item
The descriptor carries the blanket qualification “other than a service to which another item in the table applies”. If a more specific item fits what you did, that item applies instead of this one.
Cannot be claimed with
45009Bariatric — Single stage local muscle flap repair to 1

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Item number30278
Category3 — Therapeutic procedures
GroupT8 — Surgical operations
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Dec 1991
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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