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Billing code

G550A — Pessary care - removal, care & reinsertion (up to 6X per 12 months per pt.)

Pessary care

Bill G550 for removing, caring for and reinserting a pessary; a visit fee may also be claimed if applicable.

Watch for: Up to 6 per 12 months; not payable the same day as G398 or for removal alone.

Code

G550A

Description

Pessary care - removal, care & reinsertion (up to 6X per 12 months per pt.)

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

Pessary care: removal, care and reinsertion of a pessary. Up to 6 times per 12 months; not with removal alone.

What it covers

G550 is pessary care: removing the pessary, caring for it and reinserting it, under Medical management of prolapse (J48).

Fitting or re-fitting a pessary is G398 (J48).

Billing rules

• Payable up to 6 times per patient per 12-month period (J48).
• Not payable on the same day as G398 for the same patient (J48).
• Not payable when the pessary is only removed, with no care or reinsertion (J48).
• A visit fee may be claimed as well, if applicable, for the same visit (J48).
• Not on the GP58 list, so it isn't payable on the same day as a counselling service such as K013 by the same physician (GP58).
• FHO: not listed in Schedule 2 (core services), so not part of the base rate basket (Agreement pp.75–82).

Often billed with

• An assessment such as A007 at the same visit, if applicable (J48).
• FHO: Q012A after-hours premium attaches to the listed assessment on the claim, such as A007A, not to G550, which isn't on the §8.12 list (Agreement p.68 §8.12).

Related codes: G398, A007, A001

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Gynaecology — Medical management of prolapse, Pessary, page J48

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