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C032A — General surgery in-patient subsequent visit – first five weeks

General surgery visit, weeks 1–5

Bill C032 for a general surgeon's routine follow-up visit to an in-patient during the first five weeks after admission.

Watch for: Limited to one per patient per day in the first 5 weeks; extra visits are not payable.

Code

C032A

Description

General surgery in-patient subsequent visit – first five weeks

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Jun 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Routine follow-up visit to a hospital in-patient by a general surgeon during the first five weeks after admission.

What it covers

C032 is a subsequent visit in the first five weeks after admission in the General Surgery (03) in-patient listings (A107).

Billing rules

• Limited to one per patient per day for the first 5 weeks; extra visits are not payable (GP43).
• A subsequent visit is any routine assessment in hospital after the admission assessment (GP43).
• Count weeks from the admission date if you admitted the patient, or from the date of referral if the patient was referred to you in hospital (SP2, GP43).
• E083 MRP premium can be added when you are the most responsible physician; E084 (weekends/holidays) is not available to General Surgery (GP47).
• For emergency calls and other special visits to in-patients, use the General Listings and special visit premiums (A107).
• If surgery is cancelled before induction of anaesthesia, the surgeon's service is a subsequent hospital visit (SP7).

Often billed with

• E083 subsequent visit by the MRP premium (GP47).

Related codes: C037, C039, C038, C121, C122, C124

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, General Surgery (03), page A107.

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