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31372

Malignant melanoma, appendageal carcinoma, malignant connective… — definitive surgical excision (item 31372)

Therapeutic procedures · Group T8 — Surgical operations

Schedule fee
$369.50
BenefitAmountGap to fee
85%$314.10$55.40
75%$277.15$92.35

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Descriptor · law
Malignant melanoma, appendageal carcinoma, malignant connective tissue tumour of skin or merkel cell carcinoma of skin, definitive surgical excision (other than by shave excision) and repair of, including excision of the primary tumour bed, if: (a) the tumour is excised from face, neck, scalp, nipple-areola complex, distal lower limb (distal to, and including, the knee) or distal upper limb (distal to, and including, the ulnar styloid); and (b) the necessary excision diameter is less than 14 mm; and (c) the excised specimen is sent for histological examination; and (d) malignancy is confirmed from the excised specimen or previous biopsy; not in association with a service to which item 45201 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 Nov 2022.

Claiming with other items

Cannot be claimed with
45201Muscle, myocutaneous or skin flap (item 45201)

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 3

TN.8.22 Removal of Skin Lesions - (Items 31356 to 31388)
Note TN.8.22

The excision of warts and seborrheic keratoses attracts benefits on an attendance basis with the exceptions outlined in TN.8.9 of the explanatory notes to this category. Excision of pre-malignant lesions including solar keratoses where clin…

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TN.8.23 Removal of Skin Lesion From Face - (Items 31245, 31361 to 31364, 31372, 31373, 31379 and 31380)
Note TN.8.23

For the purposes of these items, the face is defined as that portion of the head anterior to the hairline and above the jawline.

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TN.8.125 Removal of Skin Lesions - Necessary Excision Diameter - (Items 31356 to 31388)
Note TN.8.125

The necessary excision diameter (or defect size) refers to the lesion size plus a clinically appropriate margin of healthy tissue required with the intent of complete surgical excision. Measurements should be taken prior to excision. Margin…

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More in Group T8 — Surgical operations

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All 95 items in this group
Item number31372
Category3 — Therapeutic procedures
GroupT8 — Surgical operations
Subheading—
Item typeS (schedule code)
Fee typeN (normal)
In schedule since1 Nov 2016
Fee current from1 Jul 2026
GP scopeIn scope
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