Billing code
E050A — Tenoplasty, each additional tendon
Extra tendon in tenoplasty
Add for each tendon after the first in a tenoplasty or tendon lengthening, billed with the one-tendon code R557 or R584.
Watch for: Payable only as an add-on to that base code, not on its own.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $77.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- E050A
- Description
- Tenoplasty, each additional tendon
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Add-on for each additional tendon in a tenoplasty, billed with the one-tendon code (R557 or R584) in the hand, forearm, femur, knee or foot listings.
What it covers
E050 is the 'each additional' add-on for tenoplasty in the Musculoskeletal System Surgical Procedures section. It is listed under the one-tendon code in five places: tenoplasty R557 in Hand and Wrist (N13) and Elbow and Forearm (N19), lengthening of hamstrings R557 under Femur (N42), tenoplasty R584 under Knee (N48), and lengthening or shortening R557 under Foot and Ankle (N56).
It is marked #, so premises, equipment, supplies and staff for the procedure itself aren't part of the fee (SP1).
Billing rules
- Bill E050 once for each tendon after the first; the first tendon is the base code under the same heading, R557 or R584 (N13, N19, N42, N48, N56).
- Payable only as an add-on to that base code, not on its own (N13).
- No assistant or anaesthesia units are listed against E050. When several procedures are done under one anaesthetic, the assistant's basic units are those of the major procedure (GP85).
- Other tendon work has its own add-ons, for example tendon graft E052, tendon transfer E054 and tenolysis E599 (N13, N19).
Often billed with
- R557 tenoplasty or tendon lengthening, one tendon (N13, N19, N42, N56).
- R584 tenoplasty, one tendon, in the knee listings (N48).
Related codes: R557, R584, R559, E052, R563, E054, R556, E599
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Musculoskeletal System Surgical Procedures, Hand and Wrist, Tendon - Tenoplasty, page N13 (also N19, N42, N48, N56); General Preamble GP85
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