Bypass or anastomosis for occlusive arterial disease — Treatment of fracture of carpal scaphoid

Therapeutic procedures · Group T8 — Surgical operations · Bypass or anastomosis for occlusive arterial disease

Schedule fee

$202.90

Benefit	Amount	Gap to fee
85%	$172.50	$30.40
75%	$152.20	$50.70

Benefit amounts as published in the schedule, not recalculated.

Fee current from 1 Jul 2026.

Descriptor · the legislated text

Treatment of fracture of carpal scaphoid, by cast immobilisation, other than a service associated with a service to which item 47357 applies (Anaes.)

Markers in this descriptor

(Anaes.) — anaesthesia may be claimed separately in association with this item.

Descriptor current from 1 Jul 2021.

Claiming with other items

Cannot be claimed with

47357Bypass or anastomosis for occlusive arterial disease — Treatment of fracture of carpal scaphoid

Explanatory notes · departmental guidance · 1

TN.8.190 Definitions - Hand and Wrist Items

Note TN.8.190

Ray: From the tip of the digit to proximal metacarpal base of that digit, including phalanges and metacarpal.
Index ray: First web in Dupuytren contracture releases is considered part of the index ray.
Primary: Acute injury and first management of a pathology.
Secondary: Delayed or subsequent to primary treatment, or occurring after normal expected relevant tissue healing time.
Vascular graft: Harvesting of graft, insetting and anastomosis of both ends of graft.
Nerve graft: Harvesting of graft, insetting and neurorrhaphy at both ends of graft.
Tendon graft: Harvesting of graft, insetting and tensioning of graft and tendon weave/repair at both ends of graft.
Transcarpal amputation: Includes the hand through the radiocarpal, midcarpal or carpometacarpal joints.
Wrist joint: Includes radiocarpal, midcarpal and radioulnar joints, which are not to be billed independently.
Z-plasty: Raising, transfer, insetting and suturing of both components (flaps) of the Z-plasty procedure.
Flexor tendon: A tendon on the volar aspect of the digits, hand or wrist.
– Treatment of only two flexors can be claimed per digit/ray.
– The two slips of flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) inserting to the middle phalanx are not to be claimed as two tendons and are to be billed as part of the single FDS tendon.
Nerve Trunk: A bundle of nerve fibres enclosed in a connective tissue sheath.

Item number	47354
Category	3 — Therapeutic procedures
Group	T8 — Surgical operations
Subheading	Bypass or anastomosis for occlusive arterial disease
Item type	S
Fee type	N
In schedule since	1 Dec 1991
Fee current from	1 Jul 2026
GP scope	Yes · tier 2

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