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Billing code

S738A — Ectopic Pregnancy - Salpingectomy Or Salpingooophorectomy (unior Bilateral)

Fallopian tube removal

Bill S738 for a salpingectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy, one or both sides.

Watch for: One fee covers both sides, and it isn't payable with a hysterectomy such as S757 or S816.

Code

S738A

Description

Ectopic Pregnancy - Salpingectomy Or Salpingooophorectomy (unior Bilateral)

FHO+ basket

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

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Salpingectomy or salpingo-oophorectomy, one or both sides.

What it covers

S738 is removal of the fallopian tube(s) (salpingectomy) or the tube(s) and ovary(ies) (salpingo-oophorectomy), unilateral or bilateral (V9).

Billing rules

• One fee covers unilateral or bilateral surgery (V9).
• Not payable with hysterectomy S757, S816, S758, S759, S710, S763 or S762 (V8, note).
• No laparoscopic premium is listed with S738, and laparoscopic entry isn't paid separately (V1, rule 4).
• No claim for a simple ovarian or para-ovarian cyst removed incidentally during an operation (SP2, §3).
• More than one procedure under the same anaesthetic (or within 14 days in the same admission for the same condition): the major procedure is paid in full and the others at 85% (SP2, §3).
• The surgical fee does not include the major pre-operative visit (where the decision to operate is made), which is billed separately; the surgeon can't bill the hospital admission assessment unless it is that visit (SP2, §1).
• Eligible for the E676 morbid obesity premium: BMI over 40 charted, general anaesthesia (SP6, SP7).

Related codes: S745, S741, S784, S747, S757, Z552

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Female Genital Surgical Procedures, Fallopian Tube, page V9.

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