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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Scale of FeesAnnual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2023Doctors Gazette 2023General Practitioner and Specialist Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2023Part lll : Procedures16. Eye16.1 Procedures performed in rooms |
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16.1.1 |
Eye investigations |
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Note: Not more than three (3) tariff codes in this section may be charged during one visit |
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Eye investigations and photography refer to one or both eyes except where otherwise indicated |
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Material used is excluded. The tariff for photography is not related to the number of photographs taken |
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3002 |
Gonioscopy |
7 |
206.50 |
7 |
206.50 |
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3003 |
Fundus contact lens or 90D lens examination (not to be charged with tariff code 3004 and/or tariff code 3012) |
7 |
206.50 |
7 |
206.50 |
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3004 |
Peripheral fundus examination with indirect ophthalmoscope (not to be charged with tariff code 3003 and/or tariff code 3012) |
7 |
206.50 |
7 |
206.50 |
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3008 |
Contract sensitivity test |
7 |
206.50 |
7 |
206.50 |
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3009 |
Basic capital equipment used in own rooms by Ophthalmologists. Only to be charged at first and follow up consultations. Not to be charged for post-operative follow-up consultations |
+ 11.68 |
344.56 |
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3112 |
Fitting of contact lens for treatment of disease including supply of lens. Bandage contact lens in pathological corneal conditions such as: corneal erosion, ulcer, abrasion or corneal wound May not be used with tariff code 3113 |
12.2 |
359.90 |
12.2 |
359.90 |
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3013 |
Ocular motility assessment: Comprehensive examination |
12 |
354.00 |
12 |
354.00 |
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3014 |
Tonometry per test with maximum of 2 tests for provocative tonometry (one or both eyes) |
7 |
206.50 |
7 |
206.50 |
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3021 |
Retinal function assessment including refraction after occular surgery (within four months), maximum two examinations |
9 |
265.50 |
9 |
265.50 |
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16.1.2 |
Special eye investigations |
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3015 |
Charting of visual field with manual perimeter |
28 |
826.00 |
28 |
826.00 |
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3016 |
Retinal threshold test without storage facilities |
30 |
885.00 |
30 |
885.00 |
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3017 |
Retinal threshold test inclusive of computer disc storage for Delta or Statpak programs |
74 |
2 183.00 |
74 |
2 183.00 |
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3018 |
Retinal threshold trend evaluation (additional to 3017) |
16 |
472.00 |
16 |
472.00 |
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3020 |
Pachymetry: Only when own instrument is used, per eye. Only in addition to corneal surgery |
46 |
1 357.00 |
46 |
1 357.00 |
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3025 |
Electronic tonography |
19 |
560.50 |
19 |
560.50 |
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3027 |
Fundus photography |
21 |
619.50 |
21 |
619.50 |
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3029 |
Anterior segment microphotography |
21 |
619.50 |
21 |
619.50 |
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3031 |
Fluorescein angiography: One or both eyes |
45 |
1 327.50 |
45 |
1 327.50 |
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551.44 +T |
3032 |
Eyelid and orbit photography |
9 |
265.50 |
9 |
265.50 |
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3033 |
Interpretation of tariff code 3031 referred by other clinician |
15 |
442.50 |
15 |
442.50 |
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3034 |
Determination of lens implant power per eye |
15 |
442.50 |
15 |
442.50 |
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3035 |
Where a minor procedure usually done in the consulting rooms requires a general anaesthetic or use of an operating theatre, an additional fee may be charged |
22 |
649.00 |
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649.00 |
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As per procedure |
3036 |
Corneal topography: For pathological corneas only on special motivation. For refractive surgery - may be charged once pre-operative and once post-operative per sitting (for one or both eyes) |
36 |
1 062.00 |
36 |
1 062.00 |
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