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Category 2 - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND INVESTIGATIONS
DN.1.24
Electroencephalography (item 11000)
Routine electroencephalography should not be performed for the following indications/presentations, except after discussion with a Neurologist. In some of these situations a routine EEG is of relatively low diagnostic value, while in others it would be more appropriate to refer the patient directly for a prolonged EEG, or to a Neurologist for consultation and possible further investigation:
- Suspected Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES)
- Syncope
- Exclusion of a mass lesion
- Headache & migraine
- Behavioural disturbance/aggression
- Tics
- Postural dizziness
- Non-specific fatigue
- Intellectual impairment
- Paediatric simple febrile seizures
- Breath-holding spells
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
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Category 2 - DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND INVESTIGATIONS
11000 - Additional Information
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY, not being a service:
(a) associated with a service to which item 11003 or 11009 applies; or
(b) involving quantitative topographic mapping using neurometrics or similar devices
(Anaes.)
Fee: $135.50 Benefit: 75% = $101.65 85% = $115.20
(See para DN.1.24 of explanatory notes to this Category)
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