Div 1Procedures

Division 1 — Procedures Head tissue, muscles, salivary glands and superficial blood vessels of the head, including biopsy, unless otherwise specified 5 — plastic repair of cleft lip 6 Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy 4 Anaesthesia for all procedures on external, middle or inner ear, including biopsy, unless otherwise specified 5 — otoscopy 4 Anaesthesia for all procedures on eye unless otherwise specified 5 — lens surgery 5 — retinal surgery 8 — corneal transplant 7 — vitrectomy 7 — biopsy of conjunctiva 5 — ophthalmoscopy 4 Anaesthesia for all procedures on nose and accessory sinuses — radical surgery 7 — biopsy, soft tissue 4 Anaesthesia for all intraoral procedures, including biopsy, — repair of cleft palate 7 — excision of retropharyngeal tumour 9 — radical intraoral surgery 10 Anaesthesia for all procedures on facial bones unless otherwise specified 5 — extensive surgery on facial bones (including prognathism and extensive facial bone reconstruction) 10 Anaesthesia for all intracranial procedures unless otherwise specified 15 — subdural taps 5 — burr holes 9 — intracranial vascular procedures, including those for aneurysms and arterio-venous abnormalities 20 — spinal fluid shunt procedures 10

7 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4813 — ablation of intracranial nerve 6 Anaesthesia for all cranial bone procedures 12 Neck tissue of the neck unless otherwise specified 5 Anaesthesia for incision and drainage of large haematoma, large abscess, cellulitis or similar lesion causing life threatening airway obstruction 15 Anaesthesia for all procedures on oesophagus, thyroid, larynx, trachea and lymphatic system muscles, nerves or other deep tissues of the neck unless otherwise specified 6 — for laryngectomy, hemi-laryngectomy, laryngopharyngectomy or pharyngectomy 10 Anaesthesia for laser surgery to the airway 8 Anaesthesia for all procedures on major vessels of neck unless otherwise specified 10 — simple ligation 5 Thorax (chest wall/shoulder girdle) tissue of the chest unless otherwise specified 3 Anaesthesia for all procedures on the breast unless otherwise specified 4 — reconstructive procedures on the breast (e.g. reduction or augmentation, mammoplasty) 5 — removal of breast lump or for breast segmentectomy where axillary node dissection is performed 5 — mastectomy 6 — reconstructive procedures on the breast using myocutaneous flaps 8 — radical or modified radical procedures on breast with internal mammary node dissection 13 — electrical conversion of arrhythmias 4 Anaesthesia for percutaneous bone marrow biopsy of the sternum 4 Anaesthesia for all procedures on the clavicle, scapula or sternum unless otherwise specified 5 — radical surgery 6 Anaesthesia for partial rib resection unless otherwise specified 6 — thoracoplasty 10 — extensive procedures (e.g. pectus excavatum) 13