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30478                         Oesophagoscopy (other than a service associated with a service to which item 41822 or 41825 applies), gastroscopy, duodenoscopy, panendoscopy or push enteroscopy, one or more such procedures, if:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      255.55
                              (a) the procedures are performed using one or more of the following endoscopic procedures:
                              (i) polypectomy;
                              (ii) sclerosing or adrenalin injections;
                              (iii) banding;
                              (iv) endoscopic clips;
                              (v) haemostatic powders;
                              (vi) diathermy;
                              (vii) argon plasma coagulation; and
                              (b) the procedures are for the treatment of one or more of the following:
                              (i) upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding;
                              (ii) polyps;
                              (iii) removal of foreign body;
                              (iv) oesophageal or gastric varices;
                              (v) peptic ulcers;
                              (vi) neoplasia;
                              (vii) benign vascular lesions;
                              (viii) strictures of the gastrointestinal tract;
                              (ix) tumorous overgrowth through or over oesophageal stents;
                              other than a service associated with a service to which item 30473 or 30479 applies (Anaes.)