Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_30177
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 30177
Character Range: 1347684–1348801

30177                         Lipectomy, excision of skin and subcutaneous tissue associated with redundant abdominal skin and fat that is a direct consequence of significant weight loss, in conjunction with a radical abdominoplasty, with or without repair of musculoaponeurotic layer and transposition of umbilicus, not being a service associated with a service to which item 30166, 30175, 30176, 30179, 45530, 45531, 45564, 45565, 45567, 46060, 46062, 46064, 46066, 46068, 46070, 46072, 46080, 46082, 46084, 46086, 46088 or 46090 applies, if:                                                                       1,025.60
                              (a) there is intertrigo or another skin condition that risks loss of skin integrity and has failed 3 months of conventional (or non‑surgical) treatment; and
                              (b) the redundant skin and fat interferes with the activities of daily living; and
                              (c) the weight has been stable for at least 6 months following significant weight loss prior to the lipectomy
                              (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.)