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MBS item 41789 · Category 3

Tonsils or tonsils and adenoids, removal of, in a patient aged less than 12 years (including any examination of the postnasal space and nasopharynx and the infiltration of local anaesthetic), not being a service to which item 41764 applies (Anaes.)

Schedule fee$353.90
75% benefit$265.45
85% benefit
100% benefit
EMSN capN
Start date1991-12-01
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Classification

Where the item sits in the MBS

Category: 3

Group: T8

Subgroup: 8

Subheading:

Anaesthetic indicator: Y