| Code | Descriptor 2006 |
| 8017 | Surgery by 2 or more practitioners of different specialities during same event. |
| 8103 | Extensive oral examination |
| 8105 | Case presentation – extensive treatment planning |
| 8125 | Pulp tests – more than 3 teeth |
| 8126 | Digital diagnostic models |
| 8130 | Rebond veneer |
| 8134 | Recement cast core or post |
| 8142 | Recement inlay / onlay / veneer |
| 8148 | Use of dental operating microscope |
| 8156 | Removal of inlay / onlay / veneer |
| 8170 | Cost of Mouth protector |
| 8174 | Recementation of space maintainer |
| 8204 | Minimally traumatic tooth / root removal (aimed at direct / immediate implant placement) |
| 8212 | Interpretation of diagnostic image by a practitioner associated with capture of the image, including the report |
| 8215 | Impressions for the purpose of establishing virtual models for use in planning software |
| 8216 | CBCT of plaster models or impressions for the purpose of creating virtual models for use in planning software |
| 8217 | CBCT capture and interpretation for visualisation of sinuses |
| 8218 | CBCT capture for visualisation of sinuses |
| 8219 | Report by a third party |
| 8246 | Immediate denture – partial (in addition to codes for partial dentures) |
| 8283 | Partial denture – Flexidenture framework? |
| 8284 | Full denture – Flexidenture framework |
| 8312 | Root canal therapy – anterior primary tooth |
| 8313 | Root canal therapy – posterior primary tooth |
| 8317 | Root canal preparation, each additional canal – molar |
| 8318 | Irrigation and medication per tooth at separate visit |
| 8323 | Retreatment of previously completed roor canal therapy, each additional canal – anterior and premolar |
| 8324 | Retreatment of previously completed roor canal therapy, each additional canal – molar |
| 8331 | Repair of perforation defects |
| 8346 | Restorative material factor |
| 8360 | Interim (temporary) inlay/onlay |
| 8385 | Fabrication of indirect resin inlay / onlay restoration |
| 8396 | Coping – metal |
| 8400 | Interim (temporary) crown |
| 8406 | Crown – three-quarter resin (indirect) |
| 8420 | Pontic – resin based composite (indirect) |
| 8421 | Interim (temporary) pontic |
| 8423 | Additional fee for ovate pontic design |
| 8431 | Interim (temporary) inlay / onlay retainer |
| 8440 | Interim (temporary) crown retainer |
| 8448 | Crown retainer – resin based composite (indirect) |
| 8471 | Procedural sedation or General anaesthesia- Assessment |
| 8472 | Procedural sedation- first 30 minutes |
| 8473 | Procedural sedation- each additional 15 minutes or part thereof |
| 8474 | Procedure room for Sedation |
| 8480 | Cost of prefabricated metal restoration |
| 8481 | Cost of prefabricated non metal crown |
| 8482 | Cost of orthodontic attachment |
| 8483 | Cost of CT scan DICOM conversion |
| 8485 | Cost of the production of a computer generated surgical guide using rapid prototyping |
| 8515 | Sectioning of a bridge |
| 8519 | Fabrication of computer generated 1-3 surface resin or ceramic inlay or onlay |
| 8520 | Fabrication of computer generated 4 or more surface resin or ceramic inlay or onlay |
| 8521 | Fabrication of computer generated resin or ceramic crown |
| 8522 | Fabrication of computer generated resin or ceramic crown retainer, per unit as part of bridge |
| 8523 | Fabrication of computer generated resin or ceramic pontic, per unit as part of bridge |
| 8524 | Fabrication of computer generated resin or ceramic veneer, for bridge framework, per unit |
| 8525 | Fabrication of computer generated ceramic implant supported restoration, per unit |
| 8526 | Fabrication of computer generated ceramic implant abutment, per unit |
| 8527 | Direct cost of material in the fabrication of computer generated resin restoration |
| 8528 | Direct cost of material in the fabrication of computer generated ceramic restoration |
| 8539 | Crown – implant / abutment supported crown – resin veneered to metal |
| 8541 | Implant supported interim (temporary) crown – cemented |
| 8542 | Implant supported interim (temporary) crown – screw retained |
| 8543 | Implant supported provisional crown cemented |
| 8544 | Implant supported provisional crown cemented |
| 8549 | Crown retainer – implant/abutment supported – resin veneered to metal |
| 8550 | Retainer-implant / Abutment supported for detachable denture |
| 8571 | Implant supported interim (temporary) crown – cemented |
| 8572 | Implant supported interim (temporary) crown – screw retained |
| 8573 | Implant supported provisional crown cemented |
| 8574 | Implant supported provisional crown cemented |
| 8580 | Modification of prefabricated abutment |
| 8591 | Removal of implant supported prosthesis |
| 8593 | Repair of implant supported resin prosthesis |
| 8596 | Repair of implant supported ceramic or cerametal crown, retainer or pontic |
| 8598 | Repair of implant supported provisional Prosthesis |
| 8601 | Computerised implant planning |
| 8602 | Computer generated surgical guide |
| 8606 | Placement of implant fixtures outside the oral cavity (e.g. for retention of extraoral prosthesis such as ears, noses, faces, limbs and digits) |
| 8607 | Skeletal anchorage – screw, plate or implant (for orthodontics) where mucoperiosteal elevation is performed |
| 8608 | Removal of non-integrated implant |
| 8609 | Flap operation with modification of the implant surface, including bone surgery – one to three implants per quadrant |
| 8610 | Flap operation with modification of the implant surface, including bone surgery – four or more implants per quadrant |
| 8612 | Skeletal anchorage removal |
| 8618 | Retainer – ceramic, for resin bonded bridge |
| 8621 | Metal base for implant supported denture – partial |
| 8634 | Apexification / apexogenesis / recalcification – initial visit |
| 8637 | Apicectomy / periradicular surgery, first root – premolar |
| 8638 | Apicectomy / periradicular surgery, each additional root – anteriors and premolars |
| 8639 | Endodontic instruments per patient per completed treatment. |
| 8642 | Apicectomy / periradicular surgery, each additional root – molars |
| 8646 | Immediate denture – maxillary or mandibular. Only for prosthodontist |
| 8647 | Immediate denture – maxillary or mandibular (with major complications). Only for prosthodontist |
| 8665 | Mini screw implants |
| 8666 | Immediate loading on implant |
| 8668 | Metal base for implant supported denture – complete |
| 8669 | Complex framework for implant supported denture per tooth |
| 8670 | Implant screw access closure |
| 8685 | Modification of obturator prosthesis per visit |
| 8711 | The visualisation enhancement adjunct (VEA) |
| 8713 | Blood and blood products for regeneration |
| 8732 | Topical treatment of diseased soft tissue |
| 8740 | Periodontal maintenance |
| 8746 | Flap operation with root planing and curettage (open curettage) – four or more teeth per quadrant |
| 8747 | Flap operation with root planing and curettage, including bone surgery – one to three teeth per quadrant |
| 8748 | Flap operation with root planing and curettage, including bone surgery – four or more teeth per quadrant |
| 8771 | Insertion of intra-pocket chemotherapeutic agent – per pocket so treated |
| 8774 | Guided tissue regeneration – resorbable barrier, per site |
| 8775 | Guided tissue regeneration – nonresorbable barrier, per site (includes subsequent removal of membrane) |
| 8776 | Submucosal connective tissue autograft – extending across one to three teeth per quadrant |
| 8777 | Submucosal connective tissue autograft – extending across four or more teeth per quadrant |
| 8778 | Submucosal soft tissue allograft – extending across one to three teeth per quadrant |
| 8779 | Submucosal soft tissue allograft – extending across four or more teeth per quadrant |
| 8780 | Alveolar process preservation, per extraction site |
| 8785 | Root resection |
| 8786 | Tunnel preparation |
| 8792 | Vestibuloplasty with teeth per sextant |
| 8793 | Vestibuloplasty in an edentulous area per sextant |
| 8794 | Alveoplasty with implant therapy 1-3 teeth |
| 8795 | Alveoplasty with implant therapy 4 or more teeth |
| 8796 | Repair of oronasal opening |
| 8804 | Placement of fixed orthodontic retainer after completion of treatment per arch |
| 8805 | Repair or replacement of fixed orthodontic retainer |
| 8806 | Orthodontic retention visit |
| 8807 | Post orthodontic treatment consultation |
| 8845 | Temporary anchorage device per unit |
| 8870 | Therapy to control harmful habits – removable appliance |
| 8871 | Therapy to control harmful habits – fixed appliance |
| 8889 | Attachment device |
| 8893 | Telephonic / electronic consultation |
| 8894 | Consultation without the patient (with family) |
| 8895 | Examination under GA |
| 8896 | Cost of materials required to aid eruption |
| 8906 | Post-op visit in hospital for neoplasm / trauma / CLP (2X per day during hospitalisation) per visit |
| 8910 | Vermillionectomy |
| 8912 | Transmaseteric antero-parotid approach |
| 8913 | Condylar Risdon / submandibular approach |
| 8914 | Endoscopic or intra-oral approach to the condyle |
| 8915 | Intra-oral circum-oral mandibular approach |
| 8916 | Preauriculo-temporal approach |
| 8918 | Brush biopsy |
| 8920 | Exfoliative cytological specimen collection |
| 8923 | Aspiration biopsy (FNA) |
| 8924 | Open biopsy of a single lymphnode in the neck |
| 8925 | Biopsy of soft tissue – extraoral deep or intramuscular, requiring suturing in multiple layers |
| 8926 | Biopsy of tissue – intraoral bone |
| 8927 | Biopsy of tissue – extraoral bone |
| 8928 | Core needle biopsy |
| 8929 | Removal of temperomandibular joint prosthesis? |
| 8930 | Design meeting and / or planning for a custom prosthesis / temperomandibular joint, per joint / prosthesis designed |
| 8932 | Biopsy of soft tissue – intraoral superficial, with suturing |
| 8934 | Biopsy of soft tissue – intraoral deep or intramuscular, requiring suturing in multiple layers |
| 8939 | Limited neck dissection |
| 8940 | Endoscopic management of condular fracture – per side |
| 8944 | Zygomatic fracture – open reduction at three or more sites |
| 8946 | Zygomatic reconstruction (osteotomy or onlay) |
| 8947 | Anthrostomy for the placement of a sinuspack in order to reduce a zygomatic fracture |
| 8948 | Endoscopic procedure: Wharton’s duct |
| 8949 | Endoscopic procedure: Stenson’s duct |
| 8950 | Excision of a ranula (marsupealization) |
| 8951 | Trigger point injection (local anaesthesia) |
| 8952 | Pain point injection (alcohol, phenol, etc) |
| 8954 | Laser treatment for facial pain |
| 8955 | Alveoplasty or alveolectomy in conjunction with extractions |
| 8956 | Alveoplasty or alveolectomy not in conjunction with extractions – per quadrant |
| 8960 | Salivary duct dilatation or canalization |
| 8968 | Excision of benign soft tissue tumour of the soft tissue requiring suturing in multiple layers with muscular involvement |
| 8970 | Excision of benign soft tissue tumour of the soft tissue requiring suturing in multiple layers no muscular involvement |
| 8972 | Excision small malignant lesion requiring minimal suturing |
| 8974 | Excision of malignant soft tissue tumor requiring suturing in multiple layers no muscular or intraosseous involvement |
| 8976 | Extensive resection for malignant soft tissue tumor – excluding reconstruction |
| 8978 | Excision of a lesion of the tongue requiring no suture or primary suture, excludes primary suture and may be reported with code 8990 |
| 8980 | Intraoral harvesting of bone-coagulum / bone-scraping, not per site |
| 8982 | Local excision of benign lesion of lip with primary closure |
| 8986 | Local excision of benign lesion of lip where primary closure is not possible. The appropriate code for the reconstruction should be reported. |
| 8988 | Resection for lip malignancy – excludes closure or reconstruction – excludes closure or reconstruction |
| 8990 | Repair by primary suture |
| 8992 | Repair by skin graft or local flap |
| 8996 | Placement of a second Zygomaticus implant |
| 8998 | Craniofacial transcutaneous endosseus implant |
| 8999 | Craniofacial transmucosal endosseus implant |
| 9001 | Augmentation of alveolar ridge using block graft / split ridge technique – across one to two tooth sites |
| 9002 | Augmentation of alveolar ridge using block graft / split ridge technique – across three to five tooth sites |
| 9006 | Lip reconstruction following an injury or tumor removal: primary closure |
| 9012 | Maxillary Sinus floor bone augmentation, buccal approach, limited, to accommodate one or two adjacent implants between natural teeth, excludes placement of membrane and material cost |
| 9014 | Osteotome sinus floor bone augmentation |
| 9018 | Lip reconstruction following an injury or tumor removal: simple advancement, rotation flap (Abbe or Estlander) (first stage) |
| 9020 | Lip reconstruction following an injury or tumor removal: simple advancement, rotation flap (Abbe or Estlander) (subsequent stages) |
| 9022 | Lip reconstruction following an injury or tumor removal: Total complicated reconstruction with a complicated advancement flap (Bernard flap) |
| 9026 | Radical neck dissection |
| 9028 | Modified radical neck dissection |
| 9030 | Selective neck dissection |
| 9034 | Extended neck dissection |
| 9036 | Open treatment of maxillary fracture – Le Fort I |
| 9038 | Open treatment of maxillary fracture – II or middle third of face |
| 9040 | Surgical removal of jaw cyst / tumor – intra-oral approach for lesions >1cm with no involvement of vital structures |
| 9042 | Surgical removal of jaw cyst / tumor – intra-oral approach for lesions >1cm with involvement of vital structures, reconstructive procedures not included |
| 9044 | Surgical excision of malignant tumours of the jaws – extra-oral approach, reconstructive procedures not included |
| 9054 | Surgical excision of tumors of the midface (zygoma, nose and orbits), reconstructive procedures not included |
| 9056 | Radical resection of palate (including skin graft) |
| 9058 | Wide excision of lesion of palate |
| 9064 | Complicated reconstruction of bony defects following major ablative procedures for head and neck cancer – soft tissue reconstruction excluded |
| 9067 | Distraction of alveolar ridge (over a maximum of 2 adjacent teeth) |
| 9068 | Distraction of alveolar ridge (over 3 or more adjacent teeth) |
| 9070 | Distraction of the alveolar ridge (full arch) |
| 9073 | Distraction for the reconstruction of the mandibular body (per side) |
| 9078 | Distraction for the reconstruction of the mandibular condyle and tempero-mandibular joint |
| 9080 | Distraction for the reconstruction of the midface (internal distractor) |
| 9082 | Distraction for the reconstruction of the midface (external distractor) |
| 9084 | Removal of an internal or external distractor device |
| 9086 | Tumor resection from infratemporal or pterigopalatine fossa |
| 9088 | Tarsorrhaphy |
| 9090 | Excision of lacrimal sac: Unilateral |
| 9094 | Orbitectomy: Removal of tumor |
| 9097 | Orbit: Exenteration |
| 9098 | Partial mandibulectomy |
| 9100 | Multiple extra-oral incision & drainages (eg Ludwig’s angina) |
| 9124 | Mandibular advancement device (MAD) |
| 9154 | Cost of surgical splint |
| 9176 | Local resection of of parotid tumor (lumpectomy) |
| 9177 | Superficial parotidectomy |
| 9178 | Total parotidectomy with preservation of facial nerve |
| 9179 | Total parotidectomy without preservation of facial nerve |
| 9186 | Closure of salivary fistula |
| 9193 | Report as an additional code for the placement of endosseus implant into fresh extraction socket |
| 9194 | Surgical placement of one-piece transmucosal endosseus implant (mini-implant, transitional implant) |
| 9195 | Report as an additional code for the placement of single endosseus implant |
| 9196 | Planning for Craniofacial reconstruction – Simple |
| 9197 | Planning for Craniofacial reconstruction – Complex |
| 9200 | Cranioplasty |
| 9202 | Excision of submandibular salivary gland with any type of neck dissection |
| 9204 | Sandwich osteotomy – for placement of an interpositional bone graft to increase the alveolar ridge height, may also be utilised in the maxilla |
| 9206 | Surgical removal of reconstruction plate |
| 9208 | Harvest iliac crest graft – monocortical |
| 9209 | Harvest iliac crest graft – bicortical |
| 9210 | Harvest tibial bone – spongiosa |
| 9211 | Harvest iliac crest graft – bicortical |
| 9212 | Harvest rib graft – bone |
| 9213 | Harvest rib graft – cartilage |
| 9214 | Harvest auricular cartilage graft |
| 9215 | Intra-oral harvesting of particular bone |
| 9216 | Harvest fascia lata |
| 9217 | Harvest of free fat |
| 9218 | Nerve repair: 1st Fasciculus |
| 9219 | Nerve repair: 2nd and additional Fasciculus |
| 9221 | Posterior neck dissection |
| 9223 | Ligation of axilary artery |
| 9225 | Nerve repair: entubelation |
| 9227 | Turbinectomy |
| 9229 | Choanal artesia repair through a palatal osteotomy |
| 9233 | Obliteration of the frontal sinus |
| 9235 | Severe nasal bleeding – anterior pack |
| 9236 | Severe nasal bleeding – anterior + posterior pack or cauterization |
| 9237 | Management of a patient on anti-coagulatives for the performance of a surgical procedure (reported in addition to the appropriate surgical codes) |
| 9239 | Surgical facility for surgical procedures in consulting rooms |
| 9241 | Simple local flap (e.g. Advancement or rotation flap) |
| 9242 | Complex local flap |
| 9243 | Regional flap (e.g. pectoral, deltoid or lattisimus dorsi flap) |
| 9244 | Tongue flap – 2 procedures |
| 9245 | Muscle spasm injection (Botulinum toxin) – excludes the cost for the Botulinum toxin (code 8183) |
| 9247 | Bicoronal approach |
| 9249 | Blephro approach |
| 9251 | Transconjunctival / subcilliary approach |
| 9253 | Mandibular swing approach for access to the skullbase |
| 9255 | Geniohyoidotomy (mandibular split) |
| 9257 | Midfacial deglove, including nasal skeleton |
| 9259 | Distraction device for alveolar bone |
| 9261 | Internal distraction device for maxilla or mandible |
| 9263 | Transport distraction device |
| 9265 | External distraction device for maxilla or mandible |
| 9267 | Temperomandibular joint prosthesis (stock or custom) |
| 9269 | Custom prosthesis for facial reconstruction. |
| 9271 | Cost of impression material (only to be used with [non-existant] code9750 |
| 9273 | Open treatment of an orbital wall fracture |
| 9275 | Major orbital reconstruction (comminuted orbital fractures) |
| 9277 | Secondary reconstruction of orbital defect |
| 9279 | Eyelid surgery for facial paralysis including tarsorraphy (excludes material) |
| 9281 | Full thickness eyelid repair (tumor or trauma surgery) |
| 9283 | Repair by superior rectus, levator or frontalis muscle operation |
| 9285 | Ptosis: By lesser procedure, e.g. sling operation |
| 9287 | Dacrocystorhinostomy |
| 9289 | Freulotomy |
| 9291 | Zygomatic fracture – open reduction with fixation at two sites |
| 9293 | Zygomatic fracture – closed reduction |
| 9299 | Abscess – Retropharyngeal or equivalent |