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SchemeBook / Covered conditions / 950C

Cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract, including oesophagus, stomach, bowel, rectum, anus - treatable

DTP code 950C · Gastro-Intestinal System

What the DTP says

Minimum treatment

Medical and surgical management, which includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy

What this record tells you

Diagnosis / condition

Cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract, including oesophagus, stomach, bowel, rectum, anus - treatable

Clinical category

Gastro-Intestinal System

Minimum treatment descriptor

Medical and surgical management, which includes chemotherapy and radiation therapy

What it does not settle on its own

Questions to ask your scheme

  1. Does my diagnosis meet this DTP descriptor for PMB purposes?
  2. What treatment and public-sector protocol are you applying?
  3. Which DSP or network provider should I use, and when may I use another provider?
  4. What authorisation, referral, motivation or supporting records do you need?
  5. Please confirm the funding decision and any member payment in writing.

Plan the care and cost side separately

The DTP describes minimum PMB treatment; it is not a provider quote. For planned care, ask the provider what will be billed and ask your scheme how it will fund the exact service, codes, facility and providers involved.

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Source and legal context

Council for Medical Schemes — PMBs ↗ · CMS PMB conditions list ↗

SchemeBook is an educational reference. The CMS coded conditions list is a guideline; where it conflicts with Annexure A to the regulations, the regulatory definition prevails.