4 - Family planning
Hospital doctors: family planning fees
The fees that hospital doctors may receive for these services, which are in addition to their NHS remuneration and are are fixed each year by recommendation of the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB). Family planning services do not form part of the terms and conditions of service for hospital doctors.
Effective date: 1 April 2008
Source: PC(M+D)31 2008
Allowances: Mileage rates - contact askBMA for details.
1. Male sterilisation
a) As a separate procedure
- operating fee £115.86
- anaesthetist's fee £57.17
b) During the course of another procedure
- operating fee £78.32
- anaesthetist's fee £37.89
2. Female sterilisation
a) As a separate procedure
- operating fee £156.64
- anaesthetist's fee £76.50
b) During the course of another procedure
- operating fee £104.77
- anaesthetist's fee £50.96
3. Reversal of sterilisation
a) Male
- operating fee £178.13
- anaesthetist's fee £89.09
b) Female
- operating fee £249.16
- anaesthetist's fee £124.84
4. IUD
Insertion and removal (on family planning grounds) of an IUD
a) As a separate procedure
- operating fee £78.32
- anaesthetist's fee £57.17
b) During the course of another procedure
- operating fee £51.82
- anaesthetist's fee £37.89
c) Where removal of a mis-placed device involves laparoscopy or laparotomy
- operating fee £249.16
- anaesthetist's fee £124.84
5. Pathological work
Examination and report on pathological specimens referred in connection with NHS family planning, fee per case £21.45
6. Radiological work
Radiological services in connection with NHS family planning, fee per case £21.45
7. Sessional work
Notional half day special family planning session £133.20