Table 4.
Potential category 2 costs
| Frequencies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBS schedule service description | KC = 1 | KC = 0 | Difference | Mean cost (AU$) | Total cost (AU$) |
| Reconstructive surgeries | |||||
| Single stage local flap | 167 | 9 | 158 | 404 | 63,832 |
| Free grafting | 72 | 7 | 65 | 552 | 35,880 |
| Lip, eyelid or ear, full thickness wedge | 17 | 1 | 16 | 393 | 6,288 |
| H-Flap or double advancement flap | 16 | 1 | 15 | 351 | 5,265 |
| Vermilionectomy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 511 | 2,044 |
| Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 846 | 846 |
| Tumor, cyst, ulcer or scar removal | 510 | 139 | 371 | 107 | 39,697 |
| Lens replacement | 30 | 23 | 7 | 1553 | 10,871 |
| Premalignant skin Lesions | 678 | 170 | 508 | 32 | 16,256 |
| Neoplastic skin lesions | 244 | 63 | 181 | 56 | 10,136 |
| Pathology | |||||
| Histology | 1915 | 332 | 1583 | 104 | 164,632 |
| Microscopy and culture of skin | 110 | 33 | 77 | 32 | 2,464 |
| Medical fees | |||||
| Medical fees | 6685 | 4234 | 2451 | 60 | 147,060 |
| Initial or subsequent visit to specialist | 4111 | 2250 | 1861 | 104 | 193,544 |
| Anaesthetic for procedures on skin | 102 | 19 | 83 | 300 | 24,900 |
| Pre anaesthetic consult | 491 | 319 | 172 | 336 | 57,723 |
| Radiation Oncology | 337 | 133 | 204 | 149 | 30,396 |
Note: Service definitions: MBS item numbers.
Medical attendance fees: 3, 23, 36, 44, 193, 197, 199, 2501, 2503, 2504, 2517, 2521, 2525, 2546, 2552, 5000, 5020, 5040, 5060, 86014.
Initial or subsequent visit to specialist: 104, 105, 110, 116.
Anaesthetic procedures on skin: 20100, 20160, 20300, 20400, 20420, 20700, 20800, 20820, 20900, 21110, 21460, 21600, 21800.
Pre-Anaesthetic consults: 17640, 17645, 17650, 17655, 17680, 17610, 17615, 17620, 17625, 17640, 17645, 17650, 17655, and 17680.
Radiation Oncology: 15269, 15248, 15251, 15257, 15260, 15263, 15266, 15272, 15705.
Single stage local flap: 45200, 45203, 45206, 45000, 45003.
Free grafting: 45400, 45403, 45439, 45442, 45445, 45448, and 45451.
Lip, eyelid or ear, full thickness wedge: 45665.
H-flap or double advancement flap: 45207.
Vermilionectomy: 45668, 45669.
Whole thickness reconstruction of eyelid: 45614.
Tumour, cyst, ulcer or scar removal: 31200, 31205, 31210, 31215, 31220, 31225, 31230, 31235, 31240, 52045.
Lenses replacement: 42702.
Premalignant skin lesions: 30192.
Neoplastic skin lesion: 30195.
Histology: 72816, 72817, 72818, 72823, 72824, 72825, 72826, 72827, 72828, 72830, 72836, 72838.
Microscopy and culture of skin: 69306.
Abbreviations: Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS), Keratinocyte Cancer (KC).