This list applies to the Momentum Evolve plan, which requires that certain procedures be performed in a Day Hospital, or a hospital with Day facilities.
We have a list of the Evolve Network hospitals.
Procedures covered in any day facility
Biopsies
- Skin, subcutaneous tissue, soft tissue, muscle, bone, lymph, eye, mouth, throat, breast, cervix, vulva, prostate, penis, testes
Breast
- Lumpectomy (fibroadenoma)
Ear, nose and throat
- Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy (children up to 12 years)
- Simple procedures for nose bleed (extensive cautery)
- Sinus procedures (ethmoidectomy, sinusotomy and lavage) Scopes (nasal endoscopy, laryngoscopy)
- Middle ear procedures (myringoplasty, stapedectomy, myringotomy and/or grommets)
- Cochlear implant
Eye
- Corneal transplant
- Cataract surgery
- Treatment of glaucoma
- Other eye procedures (removal of foreign body, conjunctival surgery (repair laceration, pterygium), glaucoma surgery, probing and repair of tear ducts, retinal surgery, eyelid surgery, strabismus repair)
Ganglionectomy
Gastrointestinal
- Gastrointestinal scopes (oesophagoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, proctoscopy, anoscopy)
Gynaecological
- Cerclage of uterine cervix
- D&C (dilatation and curettage)
- Endometrial ablation
- Hysteroscopy
- Sterilisation
- Laparoscopic gynaecological procedures (aspiration ovarian cyst, salpingectomy, fulguration/ablation/lysis of lesions)
Orthopaedic
- Arthroscopy, arthrotomy (shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, hand, wrist, foot, temporomandibular joint), arthrodesis (hand, wrist, foot)
- Minor joint procedures (intercarpal, carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal, interphalangeal joint arthroplasty)
- Tendon and/or ligament repair, muscle debridement, fascia procedures (tenotomy, tenodesis, tenolysis, repair/reconstruction, capsulotomy, capsulectomy, synovectomy, excision tendon sheath lesion, fasciotomy, fasciectomy). Subject to individual case review Repair bunion or toe deformity
- Treatment of simple closed fractures and/or dislocations, removal of pins and plates. Subject to individual case review
Removal of foreign body
- Subcutaneous tissue, muscle, external auditory canal under general anaesthesia
Simple superficial lymphadenectomy
Skin
- Debridement, removal of lesions, (dependent on size and diameter), simple repair of superficial wounds
Urological
- Cystoscopy
- Removal of ureteral stones
- Male genital procedures (circumcision for medical reasons only and when authorised, vasectomy)
Here are the full benefits and pricing of the Evolve plan.
