Orthopaedic Surgery - minor changes

This page provides information on the 1 January changes that will be made to the MBS on Orthopaedic Surgery Services.

Page last updated: 25 November 2021

From 1 January 2022, there will be minor administrative amendments to two MBS items for orthopaedic surgery. The changes will better align the items with the original intent of recommendations of the MBS Review of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Item 49200 will be amended to remove the reference to ‘bone grafting’. If a bone graft is required for a wrist arthrodesis procedure, then items 48245, 48248, 48251, 48254 or 48257 should be undertaken to better reflect the range of complexity with bone grafting.

Item 49851 will be amended to include the term ‘Assist’ to clarify that the service may be performed with a surgical assistant.


PDF version factsheet – Orthopaedic Surgery Services Changes – 1 January 2022 (PDF 208 KB)
Word version factsheet – Orthopaedic Surgery Services Changes – 1 January 2022 (Word 87 KB)

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