Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Scale of FeesAnnual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2023Doctors and Pathology Gazette 2023General Practitioner and Specialist Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2023Part III : Procedures1. Intravenous Treatment |
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Injections and Infustions |
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0206 |
Intravenous Infusions (push-in) lnsertion of cannula - chargeable once per 24 hour Not appropriate for managing infusion in daily hospital, High Care and Intensive Care patients (code 0109, 1204 - 1206 and 1208 - 1210). tariff code is considered part of anaesthetic administration. |
6 |
177.00 |
6 |
177.00 |
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0207 |
Intravenous Infusions (cut-down): Cut-down and insertion of cannula - chargeable once per 24 hours Not appropriate for managing infusion in daily hospital, High Care and Intensive Care patients (code 0109, 1204 - 1206 and 1208 - 1210). tariff code is considered part of anaesthetic administration. |
8 |
236.00 |
8 |
236.00 |
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0208 |
Therapeutic venesection (Not to be used when blood is drawn for the purpose of laboratory investigations)
Note: How to charge for intravenous infusions Practitioners are entitled to charge according to the appropriate item whenever they personally insert the cannula (but may only charge for this service once every 24 hours) For managing the infusion as such e.g. checking it when visiting the patient or prescribing the substance, no fee may be charged since this service is regarded as part of the services the doctor renders during consultation. |
6 |
177.00 |
6 |
177.00 |
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0210 |
Collection of blood specimen(s) by medical practitioner for pathology examination, per venesection (not to be used by pathologists) |
3.25 |
95.88 |
3.25 |
95.88 |
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