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National Gazette No. 43139, 25 March 2020, Vol 657, Page 25

20200325 - National Gazette No 43139 of 25-March-2020, Volume 657, page 25

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Gazette	National Gazettes, No 43139, from 25 March, 2020
Department	Labour
Notice	Page No. 23 of 38, Notice No. 201, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (130/1993), as amended » Annual increase in medical tariffs for medical services providers » Dental Gazette

STAATSKOERANT, 25 MAART 2020                        No. 43139    25

Rc
               Code                         Procedure description                         FEE

8212  Removal of unerupted or impacted tooth - each additional tooth      397.29         T
                8213  Surgical removal of residual tooth roots (cutting procedure)        801.56         T
                      Includes cutting of gingiva and bone, removal of tooth structure and closure.
                8214  Surgical removal of residual tooth roots (cutting prcedure), each subse-  568.08   T
                      quent tooth
                      Includes cutting of gingiva and bone, removal of tooth structure and closure.

Other surgical procedures
               8188   Biopsy - intra-oral                                               43719
                      This item does not include the cost of the essential pathological evaluations.

Repair of traumatic wounds
               8192   Appositioning (i.e., suturing) of soft tissue injuries             905.63

K.  ORTHODONTICS
                      This schedule, applicable  to occupational injuries and diseases, excludes
                      orthodontic services.

L.  ADJUNCTIVE GENERAL SERVICES

Unclassified treatment

8131   Palliative [emergency] treatment for dental pain                   180.73          T
                      This is typically reported on a "per visit" basis for emerency treatment of dental pain where
                      no other treatment item is applicable or applied for treatment of the same tooth
               8221   Local treatment of post-extraction haemorrhage - initial visit    126.85
                      (Excluding treatment of bleeding in the case of blood dyscrasias, e.g. haemophilia)
               8223   Local treatment of post-extraction haemorrhage - each additional visit  81.46
               8225  Treatment of septic socket  initial visit                           126.85
               8227  Treatment of septic socket - each additional visit                   81.46

Anaesthesia
               8141  Inhalation sedation  first quarter-hour or part thereof            160.13
               8143  Inhalation sedation - each additional quarter-hour or part thereof  86.60
                     No additional fee can be charged for gases used in the case of items 8141 and 8143
               8144  Intravenous sedation                                                 84.21
               8145  Local anaesthetic, per visit                                         39.54
                  *  Code 8145 includes the use of the wand
               8499  The relevant codes published in the Government Gazette for Medical
                     Practitioners shall apply to general anaesthetics for dental procedures

Professional visits
               8129  Additional fee for emergency treatment rendered outside normal working  437 19
                     hours (including emergency treatment carried out at hospital) Not
                     applicable where a practice offers extended service hours as the norm

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