Category 5 - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES
IN.4.6
Explanatory Note for item 61477
Item 61477 is a temporary item that provides additional funding for services that use gallium-67 to offset some of the recent price increases of the radiopharmaceutical.
Item 61477 can be claimed in conjunction with items 61429, 61430, 61442, 61450 or 61453 and must be bulk-billed.
As there will be two or more services claimed for the patient, the diagnostic multiple services rules will apply to these services. See Rule A under IN.0.11 for more information on the diagnostic imaging multiple services rules.
Item 61477 is available from 8 November 2022 until 30 June 2023.
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- 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