Ring pessary insertion

All practices in the Taranaki region can claim for this service, provided they have suitably trained staff able to perform the required procedure. 

This programme is also funded for patients not enrolled in your practice, who may be referred to you via another service/practice. In these cases, you can only invoice for this service and no other off set can be claimed.

If you are not able to provide this procedure for your patients, this care can be provided by another practice in your area. This can be arranged by direct contact between you and the other practice. The practice performing the procedure will invoice Pinnacle directly and there will still be no cost to the patient.

• Patients with documented symptomatic uterovaginal prolapse POP-Q Stage 1-3
• Patients who have had a gynaecological assessment to exclude pelvic masses.
• Patients whose contributing lifestyle factors have been addressed.
• Patients domiciled in Taranaki area.  

 Referral for physiotherapy pelvic floor training should be completed.

• Asymptomatic women.
• POP-Q Stage 4 where specialist assessment is indicated.
• Prolapse with voiding dysfunction causing urinary retention.
• Patients NOT domiciled in the Taranaki district.
• Patients not eligible to receive New Zealand publicly funded health services.

Please make your claim via Primary Options, select Ring Pessary and then attach the appropriate invoice.

Ring pessary consultation: $81.37

Consultation for fitting/insertion/removal/change of pessary. This invoice is a package of care, it includes an allocation for staff time as well as consumables and cannot be claimed along with any other claims. 

This programme is also funded for patients not enrolled in your practice, who may be referred to you via another service/practice. In these cases, you can only invoice for this service and no other off set can be claimed.

Ring pessary sundries: Variable

To cover the cost of the ring pessary.

Please note this invoice is for an individual patient's pessary and cannot be used for the purchase of a pessary fitting kit or for practice supply of pessaries.

Ring pessary education: $500

One off payment for any clinical member of staff who attends approved education. 

Funded training will made available in line with requests from practice staff. Please liaise with Gina Kaye at Pinnacle to assist us in planning appropriate training.

This is claimed via the Primary Options team- please email infoprimaryoptions@pinnacle.health.nz with the details of staff attending training.

Practices are required to provide sufficiently detailed consultation notes to determine appropriate use of funding.

It has been recommended that in addition to a good assessment and history, the eligibility criteria are clearly stated in the clinical notes.

There is no charge to the patient for this service.

The service is funded by Te Whatu Ora.