This is the surgical list that lists the surgical procedures covered under the Priority Health Business™ policy and must be read in conjunction with:
The surgical procedures on this surgical list have been grouped together for customer friendly use. In addition, descriptions are provided to explain the surgical procedures covered under the relevant modules under Priority Health Business.
This list applies from 1 July 2013 and is reviewed on 1 July every year and may be updated. If your policy is part of a subsidised health scheme, this list will take effect from your next group anniversary date.
It is important that you obtain pre-approval before you have a surgical procedure by calling 0800 123 nib (0800 123 642)0800 123 nib. This process will confirm what is covered and what is required for you to make a claim. Take a copy of this surgical list as well as the Priority Health Business diagnostic list to your doctor who will be able to tell you if the procedure being recommended is on the list.
In order for any surgical procedure undertaken to be covered it must appear with a ✓ in the list for the corresponding Base Cover: Major Surgical Module or Module 1: Other Surgical Cover (if taken by you). Any diagnostic procedure undertaken relating to the surgical procedure must be listed in the diagnostic list for the respective module and performed within four months prior to the date of admission to an approved private hospital for surgery.
Your registered specialist recommends that you have a breast mastectomy. This surgical procedure is listed under the Base Cover: Major Surgical Module. You call for pre-approval before undertaking the surgery and your surgery is covered. Any associated diagnostic procedures undertaken up to four months before surgery and listed under Base Cover: Major Surgical Module (such as a Bilateral Breast Ultrasound and Breast Fine Needle Aspiration), will also be covered.
Your registered specialist recommends that you have a septoplasty. This surgical procedure is listed under Module 1: Other Surgical Cover. You call for pre-approval before undertaking the surgery and the surgery is covered. Any associated diagnostic procedures undertaken up to four months before that surgery and listed under Module 1: Other Surgical Cover (such as a nasendoscopy will also be covered).
There are times when a claim may not be covered. Please check your acceptance certificate or renewal certificate for specific exclusions and your policy document which sets our standard exclusions. A copy of the policy wording can be downloaded at www.nib.co.nz or contact us on 0800 123 nib (0800 123 642)0800 123 nib.
*This is an example only. Please refer to your policy wording for full terms and conditions of cover.
BC = Surgical procedures that are covered under the Base Cover: Major Surgical Module
Mod 1 = Surgical procedures that are covered under Module 1: Other Surgical Cover
| Body site | Surgical procedure description | BC | Mod 1 | Explanation | ||
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Breast – surgery |
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| Breast | BREAST – Mastectomy | ✓ | Removal of a breast for cancer | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Mastectomy Partial | ✓ | Removal of part of a breast for cancer | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Nipple and Areola Reconstruction Post Mastectomy | ✓ | Formation of and artificial nipple and tattooing the colouring around the nipple after a breast reconstruction | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Reconstruction | ✓ | A series of surgical procedures performed to recreate a breast after a mastectomy | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Reconstruction – Insertion of Tissue Expander or Implant | ✓ | A surgical procedure to place a tissue expander in a pouch under the chest skin and muscle. The pouch is gradually inflated to the desired size which may take up to 12 weeks. It is then removed and a permanent implant is inserted | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Reconstruction – Latissimus Dorsi | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a muscle in the upper back which is used to create a flap and form a breast mound after mastectomy. Known as a myocutaneous (skin and muscle) flap | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Reconstruction – Tram Flap | ✓ | Tram flap is the use of a transverse rectus abdominus muscle (abs) from the abdomen to form a breast mound after mastectomy, known as a myocutaneous (skin and muscle) flap | |||
| Breast | BREAST – Excision of Cyst or Simple Tumour +/- Frozen Section | ✓ | ✓ | Excision of cyst or simple tumour is a surgical procedure to remove or a cyst or tumour from a breast +/- Frozen section is a sample of tissue which is frozen and analysed at the time of operation | ||
Abdominal and pelvic: colon – surgery |
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| Large bowel | COLON – Colectomy – Hemi Laparoscopic/Open | ✓ | Surgical removal of part of the colon | |||
| Large bowel | COLON – Colectomy – Sigmoid Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Surgical removal of the sigmoid colon which is part of the large bowel | |||
| Large bowel | COLON – Colectomy – Total/Subtotal +/- Anastomosis | ✓ | Surgical removal of the colon | |||
| Large bowel | COLON – Colonoscopy and Polypectomy | ✓ | Colonoscopy is a medical procedure where a long flexible telescope called a colonoscope is passed through the colon or large bowel to examine the inner lining of the colon Polypectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a polyp from the colon. A polyp is a projection of abnormal tissue | |||
| Large bowel | COLON – Colostomy – Opening or Closing | ✓ | Colostomy is a surgical procedure to create an outlet for body waste by bring the colon through the abdominal wall and forming a stoma | |||
| Large bowel | COLON – Construction Loop Colostomy – Ileum or Sigmoid – Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | A temporary colostomy | |||
| Large bowel | RECTUM – Abdominoperineal Resection – AP Resection | ✓ | Abdominoperineal resection is a surgical procedure to remove the lower large bowel (anus rectum and sigmoid colon) by incisions made in the abdomen and perineum. A stoma is created, bringing the end of the remaining colon to a permanent opening on the abdomen surface | |||
| Large bowel | RECTUM – Anterior Resection – Laparoscopic/Open | ✓ | The left side of the colon and upper rectum is removed. Where possible the bowel ends are joined together (anastomosis) | |||
| Large bowel | RECTUM – Transanal Excision of Rectal Tumour with Wall Repair | ✓ | Removal of part of the rectal wall containing a growth and repairing the defect made in that wall | |||
Abdominal and pelvic: stomach surgery |
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| Stomach | STOMACH – Hiatus Hernia – Nissen Fundoplication Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | A surgical procedure to treat gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and Hiatus Hernia | |||
Abdominal and pelvic: small bowel surgery |
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| Small bowel | SMALL BOWEL – Duodenum Jejunum Ilium Resection of | ✓ | Removal of a section of small bowel. The small bowel is divided into three sections and depending where the condition is would determine what part of the bowel was removed | |||
| Small bowel | SMALL BOWEL – Ileostomy Formation or Closing | ✓ | A stoma is created, bringing part of the small intestine to an opening on the abdomen surface | |||
Abdominal and pelvic surgery |
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| Abdomen/ Pelvis | ABDOMEN – Laparotomy – Exploratory | ✓ | Open surgery for diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the abdomen and pelvis | |||
| Cervix | CERVIX – Biopsy or Cauterisation or Cryocautery | ✓ | A surgical procedure where a tissue sample is taken from the cervix to review or a lesion on the cervix is burnt or frozen off | |||
| Cervix | CERVIX – Colposcopy – Laser Treatment of the lesion on the cervix is burnt off | ✓ | A telescope examination of the cervix and a lesion on the cervix is burnt off | |||
| Pelvis/ovary | OVARY – Oophorectomy – Open – Unilateral or Bilateral | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove one or both ovaries | |||
| Pelvis/ovary | OVARY – Oophorectomy – Laparoscopic – Unilateral or Bilateral | ✓ | Key hole surgery to remove one or both ovaries | |||
| Pelvis/ovary | OVARY – Ovarian or Paraovarian Cystectomy Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove a cyst from an ovary or a cyst that is formed from remnant tissue on or beside an ovary | |||
| Pelvis/ovary | OVARY – Salpingo-Oophorectomy Unilateral/Bilateral – Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove one or both ovaries and one or both fallopian tubes | |||
| Pelvis | PELVIS – Pelvic Floor – Colposuspension Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgical treatment of urinary incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor | |||
| Pelvis | PELVIS – Resection Endometriosis Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgical treatment of uterine lining tissue (endometrium) that is growing in an abnormal location such as the pelvis or abdominal cavities | |||
| Tube | FALLOPIAN TUBES – Salpingectomy Open or Laparoscopic | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove one or both fallopian tubes | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – D&C – with Hysteroscopy +/- Endometrial Biopsy | ✓ | A procedure using a telescope inserted inside the uterus. The telescope is passed through the vagina and cervix to the inside of the uterus and the lining scraped by a curette (spoon-like instrument) and a tissue sample of the uterine lining is taken for assessment | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – D&C +/- Biopsy or Cone Biopsy of Cervix or Lletz Colposcopy | ✓ | A surgical procedure where the lining of the uterus is scraped by a curette (spoon-like instrument) and a tissue sample of the uterine lining is taken for assessment. A biopsy is also taken of the cervix to diagnose disease – cone is cone shaped, Lletz is a large loop biopsy used as both diagnosis and treatment | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Hysterectomy Laparoscopic – Total | ✓ | Key hole surgical procedure using a telescope to remove the uterus | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Hysterectomy – Open B S O (Bilateral Salpingo- Oophorectomy) | ✓ | An open surgical procedure to remove the uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Hysterectomy Open +/- Colposuspension | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the uterus +/- surgical treatment of urinary incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Hysterectomy Open +/- Lymph Node Dissection | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the uterus +/- removal of the lymph nodes which may be affected by the condition that you are suffering. Lymph nodes or glands are part of the body's lymphatic system which is your defence or immune system against an invasion of by infection or a disease | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Hysterectomy Vaginal | ✓ | Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy LAVH | ✓ | Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina assisted by key hole surgery (laparoscopy) to detach the uterus from the structures of the pelvis | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy LAVH and BSO (Bilateral Salpingo Oophorectomy) | ✓ | Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina assisted by key hole surgery (laparoscopy) to detach the uterus from the structures of the pelvis and remove of the ovaries and the fallopian tubes | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy +/- Anterior +/- Posterior Colporrhaphy | ✓ | Removal of the uterus by LAVH and a procedure which repairs a lax wall of the vagina. Anterior colporrhaphy or Cystocoele is the bulging of the bladder into the vagina. Posterior colporrhaphy or Rectocoele is bulging of the rectum (large bowel) into the vagina | |||
| Uterus | UTERUS – D&C +/- Removal of Polyp +/- Cauterisation | ✓ | A surgical procedure where the lining of the uterus is scraped by a curette (spoon-like instrument) +/- a polyp is removed for assessment or burnt off | |||
| Vagina | VAGINA – Colporrhaphy – Anterior | ✓ | Anterior colporrhaphy or Cystocoele is the bulging of the bladder into the vagina | |||
| Vagina | VAGINA – Colporrhaphy – Anterior and Posterior | ✓ | Anterior colporrhaphy or Cystocoele is the bulging of the bladder into the vagina. Posterior colporrhaphy or Rectocoele is bulging of the rectum (large bowel) into the vagina | |||
| Vagina | VAGINA – Colporrhaphy – Enterocele | ✓ | The small bowel drops into the lower pelvis and protrudes on the vaginal wall creating a bulge or vaginal hernia | |||
| Vagina | VAGINA – Colporrhaphy – Posterior | ✓ | Posterior colporrhaphy or Rectocoele is bulging of the rectum (large bowel) into the vagina | |||
| Vagina | VAGINA – Bartholin's Excision or Marsupialisation of Cyst or Abscess | ✓ | A surgical procedure where infected or cyst formation in the Bartholin's glands is excised. The Bartholin's glands are tiny glands at the opening of the vagina | |||
Urology surgery: the water works, kidney, bladder (and all connecting tubes and soft tissues) |
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| Bladder | BLADDER – Incontinence – Open Colposuspension | ✓ | A surgical treatment of urinary incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Cystoscopy with Diathermy or Resection of Bladder Tumours | ✓ | Examination of the bladder using a telescope on a soft tube with the use of a high frequency electrical current to produce heat to remove a bladder tumour | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Tumours – Suprapubic Diathermy of | ✓ | The use of a high frequency electrical current to produce heat to remove a bladder tumour from above the pubic bone | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Cystectomy +/- Urinary Diversion +/- Reconstruction | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the bladder +/- the reroute of urine flow from its usual pathway | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Lithopaxy with or without Cystoscopy | ✓ | A surgical procedure where stones in the bladder are crushed and the debris flushed out | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Incontinence Sling Procedure | ✓ | A surgical procedure to insert a synthetic sling around the bladder neck such as adjustable slings or tension free slings (TVT Monarc) | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Neck Incision | ✓ | A surgical procedure where an incision is made in the bladder neck to relieve obstruction and increase urine flow | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Vesico-Vaginal Fistula – VVF | ✓ | A surgical procedure to repair an abnormal connection between the bladder and the vagina | |||
| Bladder | BLADDER – Cystoscopy with Ureteric Catheterisation | ✓ | Examination of the bladder using a telescope on a soft tube to possibly treat a condition and with a catheter inserted into one or both ureters (tubes from the kidneys to the bladder) to assess urine flow and other possible conditions | |||
| Kidney | KIDNEY – Lithotripsy – Kidney Stone | ✓ | A procedure using shock waves to break up kidney stones | |||
| Kidney | KIDNEY – Adrenalectomy – Partial or Total Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgical procedure to remove one of both adrenal glands that are located above each kidney | |||
| Kidney | KIDNEY – Nephrectomy – Radical +/- Lymph Nodes | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a kidney +/- the lymph glands associated to that kidney | |||
| Kidney | KIDNEY – Nephrectomy – Standard | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a kidney | |||
| Pelvis | PELVIS – Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection | ✓ | A procedure to remove a lymph node in the pelvis | |||
| Prostate | PROSTATE – Prostatectomy – Suprapubic | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the prostate gland due to disease or restriction of the urine flow | |||
| Prostate | PROSTATE – TURP - Transurethral Resection of the prostate | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the prostate | |||
| Prostate | PROSTATE – Prostatectomy Radical with Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove all of the prostate gland due to disease and restriction of the urine flow and the lymph glands associated to the prostate | |||
| Testes | TESTES – Epididymectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the epididymis the tube that goes from the testes to the vas deferens | |||
| Urethra/ urine/tube | URETHRA – Urethrotomy Internal Incision of Stricture | ✓ | A surgical procedure to enlarge the opening of the urethra | |||
| Urethra/ urine/tube | URETHRA – Urinary Meatus – Meatotomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to enlarge the opening of the glans penis | |||
Cardiology surgery: the heart and circulatory system, blood vessels |
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| Artery | ARTERY – Angioplasty Peripheral | ✓ | A procedure to widen a narrowed or totally blocked blood vessel. The blockages are often caused by Cholesterols or Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the arteries) | |||
| Heart/blood/ vessels | ARTERY – Carotid Endarterectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove or bypass a blockage of the carotid artery that is reducing blood flow to the brain | |||
| Heart/blood/ vessels | ARTERY – Femoral Endarterectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove or bypass a blockage of the femoral artery that is reducing blood flow to the leg | |||
| Heart | HEART – Angioplasty | ✓ | A procedure to widen a narrowed or totally blocked blood vessel. The blockages are often caused by Cholesterols or Atherosclerosis (Hardening of the arteries) | |||
| Heart | HEART – Coronary Artery By-pass – CABG | ✓ | A surgical procedure to bypass a blockage of a coronary artery that is reducing blood flow to the heart muscle | |||
| Heart | HEART – Coronary Artery By-pass with Valve Replacement | ✓ | A surgical procedure to bypass a blockage of a coronary artery that is reducing blood flow to the heart muscle and replace a damaged heart valve to ensure the blood flow is in one direction | |||
| Heart | HEART – Valve Repair & Replacement | ✓ | A surgical procedure to repair or replace a damaged heart valve to ensure the blood flow is in one direction | |||
| Heart | HEART – Cardioversion | ✓ | A medical procedure using electric shock to restore a normal rhythm (beat) of the heart | |||
Lung surgery |
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| Lung | Lung – Lobectomy or Pleurodesis | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove part of a lung, lobe, that is diseased | |||
Orthopaedic surgery – bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and associated soft tissues |
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| Ankle | ANKLE – Arthroplasty – Total Joint Replacement | ✓ | Arthroplasty (literally 'formation of joint') is a surgical operation for reconstruction of a movable ankle joint | |||
| Ankle | ANKLE – Ligaments Reconstruction | ✓ | Repair or reattachment of a disrupted ligament | |||
| Ankle | ANKLE – Arthroscopy + Removal Loose Bodies | ✓ | Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is key hole surgery to examine the inside of a joint and treat the condition found in the knee joint Loose bodies are often bone fragments are removed if they cause symptoms | |||
| Arm | ARM – Release Ulnar Nerve at Elbow and Wrist | ✓ | A surgical procedure to free a trapped or pinched nerve which has been compressed | |||
| Bone | BONE - Excision of Exostosis or Osteochondroma | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a benign bone projection which is causing symptoms such as chronic pain | |||
| Elbow | ELBOW – Epicondylitis – Tennis Elbow | ✓ | A surgical procedure to treat inflammation to epicondylar region of the elbow usually caused by overuse or injury of the extensor muscles and tendon | |||
| Elbow | ELBOW – Transposition of Ulnar Nerve | ✓ | A surgical procedure to resite the ulnar nerve for entrapment | |||
| Foot | NERVE – Neuroma Amputation – Morton's | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a benign nerve growth that occurs in the foot often between the third and fourth toes causing pain | |||
| Hand | HAND – Dupuytren's Contracture | ✓ | Dupuytren's Contracture is a surgical procedure to release localised formation of scar tissue beneath the skin of the palm of the hand | |||
| Hand | HAND – Dupuytren's Contracture – Release +/- Fasciotomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to release localised formation of scar tissue beneath the skin of the palm of the hand +/- the release of connective tissues that are tense or pressured | |||
| Hip | HIP – Arthroscopy +/- Procedure | ✓ | Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is key hole surgery to examine the inside of a joint and treat the condition found in the hip joint | |||
| Hip | HIP – Arthroplasty – Total Joint Replacement | ✓ | Arthroplasty (literally 'formation of joint') is a surgical operation for reconstruction of a movable hip joint | |||
| Hip | HIP – Arthroplasty – Hemi or Cup | ✓ | Hemi-arthroplasty is a surgical operation for reconstruction of part of the hip joint | |||
| Hip | HIP – Arthroplasty – Revision | ✓ | Revision arthroplasty is replacement of the original joint reconstruction | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Arthroplasty – Revision | ✓ | Revision arthroplasty is replacement of the original joint reconstruction | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Arthroscopy +/- Procedure | ✓ | Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic surgery) is key hole surgery to examine the inside of a joint and treat the condition found in the knee joint | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Arthroplasty – Hemi Replacement | ✓ | Hemi-arthroplasty is a surgical operation for reconstruction of part of the knee joint | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Arthroplasty – Total Joint Replacement | ✓ | Arthroplasty (literally 'formation of joint') is a surgical operation for reconstruction of a movable knee joint | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Ligaments Reconstruction | ✓ | Repair or reattachment of a disrupted ligament | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Osteotomy Supracondylar | ✓ | Osteotomy supracondylar is a surgical procedure to cut the bone above the condyles (round projections of the bone that form part of the joint) | |||
| Knee | KNEE – Synovium – Excision – Synovectomy | ✓ | Surgical removal of part of the membrane that lines the knee joint | |||
| Lower back | LUMBAR SPINE – Anterior Decompression +/- Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Anterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the lower spine below the waist Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation | |||
| Lower back | LUMBAR SPINE – Lumbar Discectomy | ✓ | Partial or complete excision of a lumbar disc | |||
| Lower back | LUMBAR SPINE – Posterior Decompression/Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Posterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s). Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation from the back | |||
| Neck | NECK – Cervical Spine – Anterior Fusion | ✓ | Anterior fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation from the front | |||
| Neck | CERVICAL SPINE – Anterior Decompression +/- Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Anterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the neck Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation from the back | |||
| Neck | CERVICAL SPINE – Discectomy | ✓ | Partial or complete excision of a neck disc | |||
| Neck | CERVICAL SPINE – Posterior Decompression +/- Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Anterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the neck Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation from the back | |||
| Middle spine | THORACIC SPINE – Anterior Decompression +/- Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Anterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the spine between the waist and the neck Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation in the front | |||
| Middle spine | THORACIC SPINE – Posterior Decompression +/- Interbody Fusion | ✓ | Posterior decompression is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the spine between the waist and the neck Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation at the back | |||
| Middle spine | THORACIC SPINE – Posterior Thoracic Fusion | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) in the spine between the waist and the neck | |||
| Middle spine | SPINE – Spinal Stenosis – Decompression and Instrumented Fusion | ✓ | Spinal stenosis is a surgical procedure to remove bone, ligament or disc tissue that is pressing on the nerve(s) of the spine Interbody fusion is a procedure that promotes joining of two vertebrae together by immobilisation | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Acromioplasty | ✓ | A key hole procedure to remove a bone hook on the acromion to relieve pressure during movement | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Arthroplasty – Hemi Replacement | ✓ | Hemi-arthroplasty is a surgical operation for reconstruction of part of the shoulder joint | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Arthroplasty – Total Joint Replacement | ✓ | Arthroplasty (literally 'formation of joint') is a surgical operation for reconstruction of a movable shoulder joint | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Arthroplasty – Revision | ✓ | Revision arthroplasty is replacement of the original joint reconstruction | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Arthroscopy + Decompression | ✓ | Key hole surgery to remove pressure points and create more space to allow greater freedom of movement | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Arthroscopy + Decompression and Rotator Cuff Repair | ✓ | Key hole surgery to remove pressure points and create more space to allow greater freedom of movement and repair of inflamed or torn tendons of the muscles that control the rotation of the shoulder | |||
| Shoulder | SHOULDER – Rotator Cuff Repair | ✓ | The repair of inflamed or torn tendons of the muscles that control the rotation of the shoulder | |||
| Toe | TOE – Toenail – Resection | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove part or all of an ingrown toe nail | |||
| Upper leg bone | FEMUR – Osteotomy | ✓ | Osteotomy is a surgical procedure to cut the bone to shorten, lengthen or change alignment | |||
| Wrist | WRIST – Carpal Tunnel Decompression | ✓ | A surgical procedure to release the trapped median nerve. The nerve has been compressed in the bony tunnel at the wrist | |||
General surgery (for other procedures) – the trunk of the human body (including the digestive system) |
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| Abdomen | ABDOMEN – Abdominal Adhesion – Laparoscopic/ Open | ✓ | Adhesions are scar tissue that forms inside the abdomen. Adhesiolysis is Lysis or cutting of the scar tissue | |||
| Abdomen | SPLEEN – Splenectomy – Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the spleen. The spleen is part of the lymphatic system and found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Anal Tags – Excision of | ✓ | Surgical removal of elongated benign skin growths around the anus | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Sphincter Repair or Sphincterotomy | ✓ | A surgical correction or repair of a sphincter. A sphincter is a ring of muscle that is able to open and close and seal the ends of one of the human body's tubes. A sphincter allows the contents of the specific tube to flow at a controlled rate and in one direction | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Abscess – Incision of Perianal Abscess | ✓ | A surgical procedure to make an opening in an enclosed tissue collection to allow drainage of that collection | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Anal Fissure/Fistula – Excision of | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove an abnormal connection or canal between the anus the skin. This connection often blocks and becomes infected | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Haemorrhoids – Excision of Haemorrhoidectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a dilated and swollen vein | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Haemorrhoids – Banding of | ✓ | A surgical procedure to put a band around a dilated and swollen vein | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Sphincteroplasty +/- Wrap | ✓ | Sphincteroplasty is a surgical procedure to reconstruct the anal sphincter. A sphincter is a ring of muscle that is able to open and close and seal the ends of one of the human body's tubes. | |||
| Digestive | ANUS – Anal Dilatation | ✓ | Anal dilatation is a surgical procedure to expand the muscles of the anal sphincter they are too tight and obstructing flow from the rectum | |||
| Digestive | APPENDIX – Appendicectomy – Laparoscopic/Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove the appendix. The appendix is attached to the caecum which is the first part of the large bowel or colon | |||
| Gall-bladder | GALLBLADDER – Cholecystectomy – Laparoscopic/Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove the gallbladder | |||
| Gall-bladder | GALLBLADDER – Cholecystectomy with Operative Cholangiogram – Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to remove the gallbladder and a radiological procedure, cholangiogram, to review the bile ducts during the time of surgery | |||
| Gland/armpit | AXILLA – Lymph Node Sample/Dissection/Clearance | ✓ | Taking a sample or removing the lymph nodes in the armpit | |||
| Gland/armpit | GLANDS – Axilla – Dissection of | ✓ | Removing the lymph nodes in the armpit | |||
| Groin | GROIN – Hernia Femoral – Laparoscopic/Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to treat a hernia that occurs in the groin | |||
| Groin | GROIN – Inguinal Hernia – Laparoscopic or Open | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to treat a hernia that occurs in the groin | |||
| Large bowel | RECTUM – Proctopexy – Laparoscopic | ✓ | Key hole surgery to repair a prolapse of the rectum by surgical fixation | |||
| Neck | NECK – Thyroid – Lobectomy | ✓ | The thyroid gland has two lobes one either side of the wind pipe in the neck. A surgical procedure to remove a specific lobe of the thyroid gland | |||
| Neck | NECK – Thyroid – Total/Sub-total Resection Thyroidectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland in the neck | |||
| Neck | NECK – Glands – Dissection of | ✓ | Removing the lymph nodes in the neck specific to the condition being treated | |||
| Neck | NECK – Thyroid – Sub-total Resection for Nodular Goitre - Unilateral | ✓ | The thyroid gland has two lobes one either side of the wind pipe in the neck. A surgical procedure to remove a specific lobe of the thyroid gland for goitre | |||
| Neck | NECK – Removal Duct Calculus – Submandibular or Parotid | ✓ | A procedure to remove a stone from a salivary duct | |||
| Sacrum | SACRUM – Pilonidal Sinus/Cyst/Abscess Excision Marsupialisation | ✓ | A surgical procedure to drain a chronic infection caused by embedded hair found between the buttocks cleft | |||
| Testes | TESTES – Orchidectomy – Unilateral or Bilateral | ✓ | A surgical procedure for removal of one or both testes | |||
| Testes | TESTES – Epididymectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the coiled tube running from the male testes | |||
| Testes | TESTES – Hydrocoele – Repair or Excision | ✓ | A surgical procedure to drain a collection of fluid within the membrane surrounding the testes | |||
| Testes | TESTES – Orchidopexy +/- Associated Hernia Repair Unilateral or Bilateral | ✓ | A surgical procedure to secure an undescended testicle in the scrotum and repair the associated hernia | |||
| Vein | VEIN – Varicocoele – Open or Laparoscopic | ✓ | Key hole or open surgery to treat enlarged or dilated veins in the scrotum | |||
| Vein | VEIN – Varicose – Endovenous Laser Therapy – EDVLT | ✓ | A surgical procedure used to treat varicose veins by lasering the inner lining of the vein | |||
| Vein | VEIN – Varicose – Ligation & Perforator | ✓ | A surgical procedure used to tie off a vein (ligation) and treat the connecting veins (perforators) that lie between the deep veins and the superficial veins | |||
| Vein | VEIN – Varicose – Surgery/Stripping | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove a varicosed vein | |||
Ophthalmology surgery – eyes |
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| Eyes | EYE – Cataract with Intra-Ocular Lens Implant | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the lens of the eye which has become opaque (cataract) and reduced the passage of light through to the retina at the back of the eye | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Entropion or Ectropion – Eye Lids | ✓ | Entropion is inversion of the eyelid margin onto the eye Ectropion is outward turning of the lower lid of the eye | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Enucleation or Evisceration +/- Implant | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove an eye | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Lacrimal Intubation (including Cost of Tubes) | ✓ | A surgical procedure to insert a tube in the tear duct of the eye to assist or increase drainage of natural tears | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Lacrimal Passages – Probing of | ✓ | A surgical procedure to insert a rod in the tear duct of the eye to assist or increase drainage of natural tears | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Laser Capsulotomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to laser the cloudy area (opacity) of the posterior capsule of the eye. This condition often develops approximately two years after cataract surgery | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Pterygium Removal of Unilateral or Bilateral | ✓ | A surgical procedure to excise a benign thickening of the outer coating of the eye (conjunctiva) that grows onto the cornea and becomes red and irritated and may obstruct vision | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Detached Retina | ✓ | A surgical procedure to reattach the retina in the back of the eye | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Retinal Laser | ✓ | A surgical procedure using laser to reattach the retina in the back of the eye | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Retinal Membrane Peeling | ✓ | A surgical procedure to repair a wrinkle in the macular that may have developed due to other eye conditions | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Squint Operation – Strabismus | ✓ | A surgical procedure to correct the alignment of the muscles of the eye to improve vision | |||
| Eyes | EYE – Vitrectomy | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove some of the gel that fills the eye as it contains debris which is obstructing vision | |||
Otolaryngology (ENT) surgery + oral surgery |
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| Ear | EAR – Myringotomy – Insertion of Ventilating Tubes – Grommets | ✓ | A surgical procedure to make a tiny incision in the ear drum and insert a ventilation tube or grommet usually for a glue ear | |||
| Ear | EAR – Tympanotomy – Exploration +/- Repair | ✓ | A surgical procedure to make a tiny incision in the ear drum and explore the middle ear +/- repair or treatment of a condition of the middle ear | |||
| Face | SINUS – Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery FESS | ✓ | A surgical procedure using a telescope to view the inside of the nose and the sinuses and treat the conditions that are present such as infection, polyps, or bony prominences | |||
| Mouth | MOUTH – Salivary Gland – Excision of | ✓ | Oral surgical or general surgical procedure to remove a salivary gland in the mouth | |||
| Mouth | MOUTH – Salivary Gland – Removal Duct Calculus | ✓ | Oral surgical or general surgical procedure to remove a stone from the duct (opening) of a salivary gland | |||
| Mouth | TOOTH – Removal Impacted and/or Unerupted Wisdom Tooth | ✓ | Oral surgical procedure to remove impacted and/or unerupted third molars or wisdom teeth only | |||
| Nose | NOSE – Nasal Septum – Sub Mucous Resection SMR or Nasal Septoplasty | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove or shave a small section of cartilage from the nasal septum to straighten it. | |||
| Nose | NOSE – Septoplasty + Trimming of Turbinates | ✓ | Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove or shave a small section of cartilage from the nasal septum to straighten it Trimming of turbinates is the cutting back of turbinates to relieve nasal congestion | |||
| Nose | NOSE – Trimming of Turbinates +/- Outfracture or Cautery of Turbinates SMR | ✓ | A surgical procedure to trim the turbinates which is the cutting back of turbinates to relieve nasal congestion. Outfracture is the reduction of the inferior nasal turbinates | |||
| Nose | NOSE – Nasal Polyp Removal +/-Cautery of Turbinates or BAL | ✓ | A surgical procedure to cauterise the turbinates which is the use of an electrical current to reduce the turbinate size or use a BAL (balloon) to reduce the turbinate size | |||
| Throat | THROAT – Adenoidectomy +/- Cautery of Turbinates +/- Grommets | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the adenoids +/- reduce the swollen turbinates +/- drain the infection behind the ear drum | |||
| Throat | THROAT – Tonsillectomy + Adenoidectomy +/- Cautery of Turbinates | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the tonsils and adenoids +/- reduce the swollen turbinates | |||
| Throat | THROAT – Tonsillectomy + Adenoids | ✓ | A surgical procedure to remove the tonsils and adenoids | |||
Skin surgery |
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| Skin | SKIN – Melanoma – Excision of | ✓ | Excision of skin lesion, invasive malignant melanoma +/- lymph node dissection under general anaesthetic | |||
| Skin | SKIN – Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Melanoma – Excision of | ✓ | Simple surgical excision of skin cancers under local anaesthetic – basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma | |||
| Skin | SKIN – MOHs Micrographic Surgery | ✓ | Surgical procedure under local anaesthetic, used to treat skin cancers where the layers of tissue are removed and reviewed individually until all cancer cells are excised and there is a margin of normal tissue around the area where the cancer was | |||
