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III. Procedures

3. Musculo-skeletal system

3.4 Muscles, tendona and fascias

3.4.1 Investigations

 


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Musculo-Skeletal System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.4

Muscles, tendona and fascias

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.4.1

Investigations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0713

Electromyography

75

1795.50

75

1795.50

3

335.58

+T

0714

Electro-myographic neuro-muscular junctional study, including edrophonium respons (not to be used with item 2730)

57

1364.58

57

1795.50

3

335.58

+T

0715

Strength duration curve per sessions

10.5

251.37

10.5

251.37

3

335.58

+T

0717

Electrical examination of single nerve or muscle

9

215.46

9

215.46

3

335.58

+T

0721

Voltage integration during isometric contraction

12

287.28

12

287.28

3

335.58

+T

0723

Tonometry with edrophonium

8

191.52

8

191.52

3

335.58

+T

0725

Isometric tension studies with edrophonium

10

239.40

10

239.40

3

335.58

+T

0727

Cranial reflex study (both early and late responses) supra occulofacial, corneofacial or flabello facial: Unilateral

8

191.52

8

191.52

3

335.58

+T

0728

Cranial reflex study (both early and late responses) supra offulofacial, corneofacial or flabello facial: Bilateral

14

335.16

14

335.16

3

335.58

+T

0729

Tendon reflex time

7

167.58

7

167.58

3

335.58

+T

0730

Limb-brain somatosensory studies (per limb)

49

1173.08

49

1173.08

3

335.58

+T

0731

Vision and audiosensory studies

49

1173.08

49

1173.08

 

 

 

0733

Motor nerve conduction studies (single nerve)

26

622.44

26

622.44

 

 

 

0735

Examinations of sensory nerve conduction by sweep averages (single nerve)

31

742.14

31

742.14

3

335.58

+T

0737

Biopsy for motor nerve terminals end plates

20

478.80

20

478.80

3

335.58

+T

0739

Combined muscle biopsy with end plates and nerve terminal biopsy

34

813.96

34

813.96

8

894.88

+T

0740

Muscle fatigue studies

20

478.80

20

478.80

3

 

 

0741

Muscle biopsy

20

478.80

20

478.80

8

894.88

 

0742

Global fee for all muscle studies, including histochemical studies

262

6272.28

 

 

 

 

 

4701

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Creatine kinase

20.25

484.79

 

 

 

 

 

4703

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Adenylate kinsase

33.3

797.20

 

 

 

 

 

4705

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Pyruvate kinase

5.7

136.46

 

 

 

 

 

4707

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Lactate dehydrogenase

1.6

38.30

 

 

 

 

 

4709

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Adenylate deaminase

9.9

237.01

 

 

 

 

 

4711

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Phosphoglycerate kinase

13.7

327.98

 

 

 

 

 

4713

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Phosphoglycerate mutase

25.9

820.05

 

 

 

 

 

4715

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Enolese

32.7

782.84

 

 

 

 

 

4717

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Phosphofructa kinase

37.7

902.54

 

 

 

 

 

4718

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Aldolase

15.75

377.06

 

 

 

 

 

4721

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Glyceraldehyde Phosphate Dehydrogenase

11.06

264.78

 

 

 

 

 

4723

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Phosphorylase

34.7

830.72

 

 

 

 

 

4725

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens: Phosphoglucomutase

40.3

964.78

 

 

 

 

 

4727

Biochemical estimations on muscle biopsy specimens

28.8

689.47