S

Sacral

• colpopexy 35597
• excision of 30675, 30676
• nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence 32213-32218SMCY 73043
• sympathectomy 35012

Sacral nerve lead(s) placement

Sacral nerve lead(s) percutaneous surgical repositioning of

Sacral nerve electrode or electrodes

Sacral nerve, pulse generator

Sacral nerve lead(s) removal of

Sacral nerve, pulse generator removal of

Sacro-coccygeal spine, X-ray of

Sacro-iliac joint, arthrodesis of

• joint disruption, treatment of 47513

Sacrococcygeal and presacral tumour, excision of

• teratoma, neonatal, excision of 43876,43879

Salicylate, SALI

Salivary calculus, X-ray of

Salivary gland duct, diathermy or dilatation of

Salivary gland duct, removal of calculus from

Salivary gland duct, transposition of

Salivary gland, incision of

Salivary gland, major, transposition of duct

• gland, operations on 30262-30269

Salivary gland, repair of cutaneous fistula of

Salmonella typhi (H) - microbial antibody testing SAH

Salmonella typhi (O) - microbial antibody testing SAO

Salpingectomy, laparoscopic

• with laparotomy, not with hysterectomy 35712-35717
• with vaginal hysterectomy 35673

Salpingo-oophorectomy not with hysterectomy

Salpingolysis

Salpingostomy

• laparoscopic 35638

Saphenous vein anastomosis

Scalene node biopsy

Scalenotomy

Scalp vein catheterisation in a neonate

Scaphoid, bone graft to

Scapula, X-ray of

Scapula, fracture, treatment of

• (other than acromion), osteectomy/osteotomy 48406,48409
• operation for chronic osteomyelitis 43512

Scar, abrasive therapy to

• face or neck, revision of (restriction applies) 45506,45512
• in oral and maxillofacial region 45801-45807
• other than face or neck, revision of (restriction) 45515,45518
• other, removal of 31200-31240

Scar, removal of, not otherwise covered

Scars, corneal, removal of, by partial keratectomy

Schilling test

Schistosoma - microbial antibody testing STO

Scl-70 - tissue antigens - antibodies SCL

Sclera, removal of imbedded foreign body

• removal of superficial foreign body 30061
• transplantation of 42662,42665

Scleral blood vessels, laser coagulations of

• graft to lid 42860

Sclerectomy and iridectomy for glaucoma

Sclerosant fluid, injection of into pilonidal sinus

• injection of starburst vessels, head/neck 30213,30214
• injection of telangiectases, head/neck 30213,30214

Scoliosis, treatment of

• anterior correction of (Dwyer procedure) 48621-48624
• application of halo 47714
• bone graft to 50644
• congenital, vertebral resection and fusion for 48632,50640
• re-exploration for 48615,50616
• requiring anterior decompression of spinal cord 48630,50636
• revision of failed surgery 48618,50620
• spinal fusion for 48606-48613
• spinal fusion for, with segmental instrumentation 48612,48613,48627
• spinal fusion with use of Harrington rod 48681
• treatment of including paediatric 50600-50644

Screening with x-ray of chest

Screening, palate/pharynx, x-ray

Screw, pin or wire, buried, removal of

Scrotal contents, exploration of

Scrotum, excision of abscess of

• partial excision of 37438

Sebaceous cyst, removal of

Second trimester labour, management of

Secondary, repair of extensor tendon of hand or wrist

• repair of flexor tendon of hand or wrist 46429

Segmental resection, of mandible or maxilla for tumours

Segmentectomy

Selective coronary angiography

• internal radiation therapy 35404,35406,35408

Selenium SE

Semen examination - for spermatozoa (post vasectomy) SES

Semen examination SEE

Semen, collection of

Semimembranosus bursa, excision of

Seminal vesicle/ampulla of vas, total excision of

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, insertion of

Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

Septal defect, atrial, closure of

• defect, ventricular, closure of 38751
• perforation, closure of 41671

Septectomy, cardiac

Septoplasty of nasal septum

Septostomy, or balloon valvuloplasty

Septum button, nasal, insertion of

• nasal, cauterisation/diathermy 41674
• nasal, reconstruction of 41672
• nasal, septoplasty or submucous resection 41671
• vaginal, excision of, for correction of double vagina 35566

Sequestrectomy

Serial, angiocardiography

Seroma, breast, exploration, drainage, operating theatre

Serotonin 5HT

Serum - B12 B12

Serum - folate (with B12 red cell folate) B12F

Serum - folate (with B12) B12

Services provided by a Practice Nurse or Aboriginal Health Worker

Sesamoid bone, osteotomy or osteectomy of

Seton, readjustment of, in anal fistula

Sex hormone binding globulin SHBG

Shirodkar suture

Shoulder or scapula, X-ray of

Shoulder, amputation or disarticulation at

Shunt, aorto-pulmonary or cavo-pulmonary

• arteriovenous, external, insertion/removal 34500,34506
• cranial or cisternal, insertion of 40003
• cranial or cisternal, revision or removal of 40009
• lumbar, insertion of 40006
• lumbar, revision or removal of 40009

Sialography

SIGG

Sigmoidoscopic examination

• - with diathermy or resection of polyp/s 32078,32081

Sigmoidoscopy, fibreoptic, flexible

Silicone band, encircling, removal from detached retina

• breast prosthesis, removal of 45555

Single stage local flap repair

Sinogram, or fistulogram

Sinoscopy

Sinus, X-ray of

Sinus, diathermy of

• ethmoidal, external operation on 41749
• excision of 30099,30102,30103
• frontal, catheterisation of 41740
• frontal, radical obliteration of 41746
• frontal, trephine of 41743
• injection of sclerosant fluid under anaesthesia 30679
• intranasal operation on 41737
• maxillary, drainage of, through tooth socket 41719
• pilonidal, excision of 30675,30676
• pre-auricular, excision of 30104
• sphenoidal, intranasal operation on 41752
• urogenital, vaginal reconstruction for 35565

Sinus, excision of

Sinus, maxillary, drainage of, through tooth socket

SIR-Spheres

• administration 35404,35406,35408

SIRT

Skeletal survey

Skin

• biopsy of 30071
• cancer, treatment of 30196-30205
• full face chemical peel 45019,45020
• graft to orbit 42524
• grafts (see graft)
• lesions, multiple injections for 30207
• lesions, treatment of 30192,30195
• malignant lesion, removal of 31300-31335
• repair of recent wound of 30026-30049
• sensitivity testing for allergens 12000,12003
• subcutaneous tissue, extensive excision 31245
• tags, anal, excision of 32142,32145

Skin - microscopy & culture of material from MCSS

Skin - microscopy, culture & Chlamydia of material from MCSK

Skin biopsy repair of recent wound

Skin biopsy, of

Skin cytology SMCY

Skin, sensitivity testing

Skull base surgery for tumour removal

• base tumour, removal, infra-temporal 41581
• calipers, insertion of 47705
• fracture, attendance for treatment of 47703
• fractured, operations for 39606-39615
• osteomyelitis, acute, operation for 43503
• osteomyelitis, chronic, operation for 43521
• osteomyelitis, craniectomy for 39906
• treatment of fracture, not requiring operation 47703
• tumour, excision of 39700

Skull, X-ray

Skull, operation on, for osteomyelitis

Sleep apnoea, overnight investigation for

• Overnight paediatric investigation 12210,12213,12215,12217

Sling operation for stress incontinence

• procedure, intestinal, prior to radiotherapy 32183

Slough, debridement of

Small bone, exostosis, excision of

• bowel intubation 30487,30488
• bowel strictureplasty 30564
• bowel, endoscopic examination of 32095
• intestine, resection of 30565,30566

Small bowel series, barium, X-ray

Small bowel, capsule endoscopy, investigation of obscure bleeding

SMCY

Smith's fracture of radius, treatment of

Smith-Petersen nail, removal of

Smooth muscle - tissue antigens - antibodies SMA

Snake venom HISS

Socket, eye, contracted, reconstruction of

Sodium NA

Solid tissue or tissues - chemical assays ENZS

Solid tissue or tissues - cytology of fine needle aspiration FNCY

Solid tissue or tissues - cytology of fine needle aspitation by, or in presence

Somatomedin SOMA

Sotalol SALL

Spasticity management implanted drug delivery system

Specialist

• attendance 104-109

Specialist attendance

Specific IgC antibodies - respiratory disease allergens RDA

Specific IgG or IgE antibodies RAST

Specimen dissection - level 7 SPE7

Specimen of sweat, collection of, by iontophoresis

Specimen referred fee

Speech discrimination tests

Sperm antibodies - penetrating ability SPA

Sperm antibodies SAB

Spermatic cord, exploration of, inguinal approach

Spermatocele, excision of

Sphenoidal sinus, intranasal operation on

Sphincter, anal, direct repair of

• anal, stretching of 32153
• bladder, endoscopic incision/resection 36854
• muscle and pelvic floor abnormalities, diagnosis of 11833
• of Oddi, transduodenal operation on 30458
• urethral, reconstruction 37375
• urinary, artificial, insertion 37381,37384,37387
• urinary, artificial, revision or removal 37390

Sphincterotomy, anal, independent procedure

• endoscopic 30485,36854

Spinal and pudendal nerve motor latency, measurement

• catheter, insertion of for infusion device 39125,39128
• cord, cervical decompression 40331-40335
• fusion to cervical, thoracic or lumbar regions 48660-48675
• fusion, application of halo for scoliosis 47714
• fusion, posterior 40321,40324,40327
• fusion, posterior interbody, with laminectomy 48654,48657
• nerves, injection into 39013
• nerves, percutaneous neurotomy 39115
• neurostimulator receiver, subcutaneous placement 39134
• rhizolysis 40330
• shunt for hydrocephalus 40006
• spinal stimulation, for pain 39131-39139
• stenosis, laminectomy for 40303,40306
• thoracic decompression 40345,40348
• thoraco-lumbar/high lumbar decompression 40351
• using segmental instrumentation 48613

Spine, X-ray of

Spine, application of plaster jacket to

• application of a localiser cast to 50600
• bone graft to 48642-48651
• fracture, treatment of 47681-47702
• internal fixation of 48678-48690
• manipulation of 48600,48603
• operation on, for acute osteomyelitis 43509
• operation on, for chronic osteomyelitis 43518

Spirometry

Spleen, ruptured, repair of

Splenectomy

• laparoscopic 31470

Spleno renal shunt, selective, for portal hypertension

Splenorrhaphy

Split skin free grafts, granulating areas

• skin free grafts to one defect 45439-45448

Sputum

• cytology (1 specimen) BFCY 73045
• cytology (3 specimens) SPCY 73047
• for mycobacteria - 1 specimen AFB1 69324
• for mycobacteria - 2 specimens AFB2 69327
• for mycobacteria - 3 specimens AFB3 69330
• microscopy & culture of specimens MCSP 69318

Squamous cell carcinoma, removal of

Squint, muscle transplant (Hummelsheim type)

• operation for 42833-42842
• readjustment of adjustable sutures 42845
• recurrent, operation for 42851

SPCY

Stabilisation procedure for recurrent anterior or posterior dislocation

• arthrectomy or arthrodesis 48939,48942
• arthroscopic surgery 48948-48960
• arthroscopy 48945
• arthrotomy 48912
• dislocation, treatment of 47009,47012,47015
• hemi-arthroplasty of 48915
• nerve block for post op pain 18212
• open reduction for congenital dislocation 50408
• orthopaedic treatment of 48900,48903
• prosthesis, removal of 48927
• removal of calcium deposit from cuff 48900
• rotator cuff, repair of 48906,48909
• spica, application of 47540
• stabilisation, for multidirection instability 48933
• synovectomy of 48936
• total replacement of 48918,48921,48924

Staging laparotomy for gynaecological malignancy

Stapedectomy

Stapes mobilisation

Staple arrest of hemi-epiphysis

Starburst vessels, head/neck, diathermy or injection

STEL

Stelazine

Stenosing tendovaginitis, hand/wrist, open operation

Stenosis, arteriovenous fistula/access device, correction of

• auditory canal, correction of 41521
• spinal, laminectomy for 40303,40306
• tracheal, dilatation of, with bronchoscopy 41904
• venous, operations for 34812,34815

Stent, external, application restore valve competency

• insertion, transluminal 35306,35309,35307
• insertion, transluminal, rotational atherectomy 38312,38318
• ureteric, passage through nephrostomy tube 36604

Stereotactic procedures

Sterilisation (female)

• in conjunction with Caesarean section 35691

Sternal wire/s, removal of

Sternocleidomastoid muscle, bipolar release, torticollis

Sternotomy for removal of thymus or mediastinal tumour

• involving division of adhesions 38643,38647
• median, for post-operative bleeding 38656
• wound, debridement of 38462,38464

Sternum and mediastinum, reoperation for infection

• biopsy of 30081,30084,30087
• fracture, treatment of 47466,47467
• operation for acute osteomyelitis 43503
• operation for chronic osteomyelitis 43512
• reoperation for dehiscence or infection 38466

Sternum, X-ray of

Steroid fraction or fractions in urine USF

Stomach lavage

• lavage in the treatment of ingested poison 14200

Stomach, barium X-ray

Stone/s, biliary/renal tract, extraction of

• removal of, by urethroscopy 36540,36543

Strabismus, operation for

• botulinum toxin injection, for 18362
• operation for

Streptococcal serology - anti-DNASE B titre - microbial antibody testing ADNB

Streptococcal serology - anti-streptolysin O titre - microbial antibody testing

Streptococcus - Group B STB

Streptococcus pneumoniae

• CSF antigens SPN
• microbial antibody testing PCC 69384
• microbial antigen testing SPN

Stress incontinence, abdomino-vaginal operation

• treatment by maximal perineal stimulation *
• Marshall-Marchetti, urethropexy 35599,37044
• Stamey or similar type needle colposuspension 37043
• sling operation 35599,37042
• suprapubic procedure for 37044

Stricture, anal, anoplasty for

• oesophagus, dilatation of 41819
• rectal, dilatation of 32115
• rectum, plastic operation to 30387
• tracheal, dilatation of, with bronchoscopy 41904
• urethral, dilatation of 37303

Strictureplasty, small bowel

Strontium 89, administration of

Strontium SR

Stump, amputation, reamputation of

• amputation, trimming of *
• cervix-residual, removal of, abdominal approach 35612
• cervix-residual, removal of, vaginal approach 35613

Styloid process of temporal bone, removal of

Stypven test STYP

Sub-valvular structures, heart, reconstruction, re-implant

Subclavian artery, endarterectomy

• to femoral bypass grafting 32715
• vessel, ligation/exploration, other 34103

Subcutaneous fasciotomy, Dupuytren's contracture

• fistula in ano, excision of 32156
• foreign body, removal not otherwise covered 30064
• tenotomy 47960
• tissue, repair of recent wound of 30026-30049

Subcutaneous, foreign body, removal, other

Subcutaneous, tissue, repair of recent wound

Subdural haemorrhage, tap for

Sublingual gland duct, removal of calculus from

Sublingual gland, duct, removal of calculus

• gland, extirpation of 30259
• gland, meatotomy or marsupialisation 30265,30266

Sublingual gland, extirpation of

Submandibular abscess, incision of

• ducts, relocation of 30255
• gland, extirpation of 30256

Submandibular ducts, relocation of

Submandibular gland, extirpation of

Submandibular gland, incision of

Submaxillary gland, extirpation of

Submaxillary gland, incision of

Submaxillary gland, repair of cutaneous fistula

Submucous resection of nasal septum

• resection of turbinates 41692

Subperiosteal abscess

Subphrenic abscess, laparotomy for drainage of

Subtalar arthrodesis

Subtemporal decompression

Subungual haematoma, incision of

Suction biopsy of rectum

• curettage of uterus 35639,35640,35643

Sugar water test SWT

Sulthiame (Ospolot) SUL

Superficial foreign body, removal of

Superficial, wound repair of

Supplementary testing for Hepatitis C antibodies HCST

Supraglottic laryngectomy with tracheostomy

Suprapubic cystostomy or cystotomy

• cystostomy tube, change of *
• prostatectomy 37200
• stab cystotomy 37011

Surgical reduction of enlarged elements, macrodactyly

• wounds, resuturing of (not burst abdomen) *

Suspension of uterus

Suture, laser division of, eye, following trabeculoplasty

• shirodkar 16511
• traumatic wounds 30026-30049

Suture, of traumatic wounds

Sutures, adjustable, readjustment of, for squint

• dressing and removal of, requiring GA 30055

Swann-Ganz catheterisation

Sweat, collection of specimen of, by iontophoresis

• gland bearing area, excision of 30180,30183

Sycosis barbae/nuchae, excision of

Symblepharon, grafting for

Syme's amputation of foot

Sympathectomy, chemical

• surgical 35000-35012

Symphysis pubis, fracture, treatment of

Synacthen stimulation testing

Syndactyly, repair

Synechiae, division of

Synovectomy, of ankle

• of elbow 49109
• of finger joints 46336
• of hand tendons 46336,46342
• of joint, not otherwise covered 50104
• of metatarso-phalangeal joint 49860,49863
• of shoulder 48936
• of tendons of digit 46348-46360
• total, of knee 49509
• total, of wrist 49224

Synovial cavity, aspiration of

• membrane, punch biopsy of 30087

Syphilis serology (see test groups at para PQ.4) STS

• sacrospinous colpopexy 35568