Billing code
Z608A — Manual Catheter Declotting And Irrigation Of Bladder
Catheter declotting and irrigation
Bill for manually declotting a catheter and irrigating the bladder.
Watch for: Changing a suprapubic tube is a visit fee, not a procedure.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $58.65 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- Z608A
- Description
- Manual Catheter Declotting And Irrigation Of Bladder
- 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
Manual declotting of a catheter and irrigation of the bladder.
What it covers
Z608 is manual catheter declotting and irrigation of the bladder, listed with bladder procedures (T8).
Routine catheterization is billed separately as Z603 (home) or Z611 (hospital or office), and only for acute retention, change of a Foley catheter or suprapubic tube, or instillation of medication (T8).
Billing rules
- Changing a suprapubic tube is billed as a visit fee, not a procedure (T6).
- Z codes are Independent Operative Procedures: if you did the major pre-operative visit in the past 12 months, only a minor assessment (family physician) or partial assessment (specialist) is payable before the procedure that day; if the major pre-operative visit is the same day, no other assessment before it is payable (SP4).
- Patients under 16: payment is increased by 10% to 30% depending on age (GP64).
Related codes: Z611, Z603, Z610, Z606
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Urogenital and Urinary Surgical Procedures, Bladder, page T8.
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