Billing code
C082A — Subsequent hospital visit – plastic surgery, first five weeks
Plastic surgery visit, weeks 1–5
Bill C082 for a plastic surgeon's routine in-patient visit after admission, during the first five weeks.
Watch for: Maximum one per patient per day in the first 5 weeks; most responsible physician visits right after admission use C122 and C123.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.00 | $31.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- C082A
- Description
- Subsequent hospital visit – plastic surgery, 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
Plastic surgeon's routine hospital visit after admission, first five weeks.
What it covers
A subsequent visit is any routine assessment in hospital after the admission assessment (GP43). C082 is the plastic surgery subsequent visit for first five weeks of the stay (A181).
The surgical fee covers post-procedure monitoring only until the first post-operative visit (SP1).
Billing rules
- Maximum one subsequent visit per patient per day in the first 5 weeks; extras are not payable (GP43).
- For a surgeon, count weeks from the admission date if you admitted the patient, or from the referral date if the patient was referred to you in hospital (SP2, GP43).
- If a patient is transferred to you, count from the patient's actual admission date (GP43).
- Seeing another physician's patient on an emergency basis uses the general (A-prefix) listings (GP43).
- If you are the MRP, E083 (+30%) may be added; E084 (weekend/holiday) is not available to plastic surgery (08) (GP47).
- Most responsible physician visits on the day after admission, second day and day of discharge are billed as C122, C123 and C124 instead (A181, GP44).
- Not on the Appendix J virtual care list, so not payable by video or phone (Appendix J).
Often billed with
- E083 if you are the most responsible physician (GP47).
Related codes: C087, C089, C122, C123, C124, E083
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Consultations and Visits, Plastic Surgery (08), page A181; rules GP43, SP2.
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