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Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES

PN.0.20

Eosinophil Cationic Protein - (Item 71095)

Item 71095 applies to children aged less than 12 years who cannot be reliably monitored by spirometry or flowmeter readings.

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Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES

71095

71095 - Additional Information

Item Start Date:
01-Nov-1997
Description Updated:
01-Nov-1997
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Jan-2013

Quantitation of serum or plasma eosinophil cationic protein, or both, to a maximum of 3 assays in 1 year, for monitoring the response to therapy in corticosteroid treated asthma, in a child aged less than 12 years

Fee: $40.55 Benefit: 75% = $30.45 85% = $34.50

(See para PN.0.20 of explanatory notes to this Category)


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