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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Scale of Fees

Annual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2023

Doctors Gazette 2023

General Practitioner and Specialist Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2023

Part lll : Procedures

9. Hernia

 

 

 

Specialist

General  Practitioner

Anaesthetic

U

R

U

R

U

R          T/M

1819

Inguinal or femoral hernia +

125

3 687.50

120

3 540.00

4

551.44 +T

1825

Recurrent inguinal or femoral hernia

155

4 572.60

124

3 658.00

4

551.44 +T

1827

Strangulated hernia or femoral hernia

238

7 021.00

190.4

5 616.80

7

965.02 +T

1831

Umbilical hernia

140

4 130.00

120

3 540.00

4

551.44 +T

1835

Incisional hernia

166.8

4 920.60

133.44

3 936.48

4

551.44 +T

1836

Implantation of mesh or other prosthesis for incisional or ventral hernia repair (List separately in addition to code for the incisional or ventral hernia repair)

ADD to tariff codes 1825 and 1835 where appropriate only (modifier 0005 does not apply)

Does not apply to simple, primary or small hernia; applies to recurrent and complicate hernias only.

+      77

2 271.50

77

2 271.50

4

551.44 +T