Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 66623

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Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES

66623

66623 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-1998
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2003
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jan-2013

Group
P2 - Chemical

All qualitative and quantitative tests on blood, urine or other body fluid for:

(a)    a drug or drugs of abuse (including illegal drugs and legally available drugs taken other than in appropriate dosage); or

(b)    ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals;

including a service described in item 66800, 66803, 66806, 66812 or 66815 (if performed), but excluding:

(c)    the surveillance of sports people and athletes for performance improving substances; and

(d)    the monitoring of patients participating in a drug abuse treatment program

Fee: $41.50 Benefit: 75% = $31.15 85% = $35.30


Legend

  • Assist - Addition/Deletion of (Assist.)
  • Amend - Amended Description
  • Anaes - Anaesthetic Values Amended
  • Emsn - EMSN Change
  • Fee - Fee Amended
  • Renum - Item Number Change (renumbered)
  • New - New Item
  • NewMin - New Item (previous Ministerial Determination)
  • Qfe - QFE Change