Vasotomy or vasectomy, unilateral or bilateral note: strict legal…
Therapeutic procedures · Group T8 — Surgical operations · Ligation, excision, elective repair, decompression of vessels
| Benefit | Amount | Gap to fee |
|---|---|---|
| 85% | $233.90 | $41.25 |
| 75% | $206.40 | $68.75 |
Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.
Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.
(Anaes.) — anaesthesia may be claimed separately in association with this item.
Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1
TN.8.46 Sterilisation of Minors - Legal Requirements - (Items 35637, 35687, 35688, 35691, 37622 and 37623)
(i) It is unlawful throughout Australia to conduct a sterilisation procedure on a minor which is not a by-product of surgery appropriately carried out to treat malfunction or disease (eg malignancies of the reproductive tract) unless legal authorisation has been obtained.
(ii) Practitioners are liable to be subject to criminal and civil action if such a sterilisation procedure is performed on a minor (a person under 18 years of age) which is not authorised by the Family Court of Australia or another court or tribunal with jurisdiction to give such authorisation.
(iii) Parents/guardians have no legal authority to consent on behalf of minors to such sterilisation procedures. Medicare Benefits are only payable for sterilisation procedures that are clinically relevant professional services as defined in Section 3 (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
More in Group T8 — Surgical operations
| Item number | 37623 |
|---|---|
| Category | 3 — Therapeutic procedures |
| Group | T8 — Surgical operations |
| Subheading | Ligation, excision, elective repair, decompression of vessels |
| 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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