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PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 08, S. 2002 ADDENDUM TO THE RELATIVE VALUE SCALE (RVS) 2001 February 05, 2002

[ PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 08, S. 2002, February 05, 2002 ]

ADDENDUM TO THE RELATIVE VALUE SCALE (RVS) 2001



Please be informed that the following services are hereby considered as inclusion to the Relative Value Scale (RVS) 2001, hence reimbursable when claimed:
CODE
DESCRIPTIVE TERMS
 
RVU
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77401Radiation treatment delivery 10
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79000Radiopharmaceutical (radioactive iodine) therapy 10
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90935Hemodialysis procedure 10
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90945Dialysis procedure other than hemodialysis (e.g. peritoneal, hemofiltration) 10
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93556Imaging supervision, interpretation and report for injection procedures during cardiac catheterization; coronary angiography 50
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96408Chemotherapy administration 10
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Furthermore, in case of claims for vasectomy and tubal ligation the codes to be reported are as follows:


CODE
DESCRIPTIVE TERMS
 
RVU
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55250Vasectomy, unilateral or bilateral Package
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58600Ligation or transaction of fallopian tube(s), abdominal or Package vaginal approach, unilateral or bilateral  
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For your information and guidance.

Adopted: 05 Feb. 2002

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc.
President and CEO