Medicare items numbers????

[sarah0607 0]

Hi everyone,

Does anyone understand how this item number 30511 works. I am scheduled to have my surgery on the 21st of this month and I am having it done privately in a public hospital to keep the cost down as I do not have private health cover. So I am paying for the surgeon, the band, the anethetist and the night in hospital. What is this item number for. Can I claim on it and are there any other item numbers that may be useful.

You guys are an endless well of info on most things so please can you help with this.

Sarah

[pinkprincess 0]

hi

i will try and keep this simple and brief because it can get very confusing, but if the procedure has a medicare item number then you can claim a rebate (percentage) on that procedure with medicare but also if you have private health insurance and the procedure has an item number then they pay for the difference that medicare dont pay. you will also find that the anethiest will have an item number and anything else associated with the surgery, that means that you can claim a rebate from medicare for all those procedures, but remember its only a percentage that you can claim. let me know if you need any more info or i havent explained myself easy enough.

[sarah0607 0]

Cool and email the receptionist at the surgery and ask about the item numbers.