for uninsured services - Saskatchewan Medical Association

SECTION K:NEUROSURGERYVisitsFee5K Initial Assessment $101.00-- of a specific condition includes:pertinent family history, patienthistory, history of presentingcomplaint, functional enquiry,examination of affected part(s) orsystem(s), diagnosis, assessment,necessary treatment, advice to the patient andrecord of service provided7K Follow-up assessment $59.80-- includes: history review, functionalenquiry, examination, reassessment,necessary treatment, advice to the patient andrecord of service provided8K Consultation -- spinal, complex $320.00-- at least 30 minutes documented durationincluding history, physical, review of imagingand recommendations to referring physician-- includes traumatic, tumor, infection,degenerative-- can be billed by all neurosurgeon specialists-- can also be billed by physicians who perform spinalinstrumentation and fusion procedures10K Consultation -- spinal, routine $210.00-- less than 30 minutes documented durationincluding history, physical, review of imagingand recommendations to referring physician-- can be used for spine referral-- can be billed by all neurosurgeons andorthopaedic surgeons9K Consultation $210.00-- includes all visits necessary, historyand examination, review of all laboratoryand/or other data and writtensubmission of the consultant'sopinion and recommendations to thereferring doctor11K -- repeat $104.0014K Follow-up visit, spinal, complex $120.00-- billable for those patients previously billedas initial spine consult, complex-- billable by physicians who have written priorapproval by the SMA Tariff Committee-- can be billed by all neurosurgeon specialists-- can also be billed by physicians who perform spinalinstrumentation and fusion procedures15K Follow-up visit, spinal, routine $91.60-- can be billed by all neurosurgeons andorthopaedic surgeonsSMA FEE GUIDE - K1 - April 1, 2012