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Quantitation in serum, plasma, urine or other body fluid (except amniotic fluid), by any method except reagent tablet or reagent strip (with or without reflectance meter) of: acid phosphatase, alanine aminotransferase, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, ammonia, amylase, aspartate aminotransferase, bicarbonate, bilirubin (total), bilirubin (any fractions), C-reactive protein, calcium (total or corrected for albumin), chloride, creatine kinase, creatinine, gamma glutamyl transferase, globulin, glucose, lactate dehydrogenase, lipase, magnesium, phosphate, potassium, sodium, total protein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, urate or urea - 1 test

Fee: $9.70 Benefit: 75% = $7.30 85% = $8.25

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2 tests described in item 66500

Fee: $11.65 Benefit: 75% = $8.75 85% = $9.95

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3 tests described in item 66500

Fee: $13.65 Benefit: 75% = $10.25 85% = $11.65

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4 tests described in item 66500

Fee: $15.65 Benefit: 75% = $11.75 85% = $13.35

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5 or more tests described in item 66500

Fee: $17.70 Benefit: 75% = $13.30 85% = $15.05

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Quantitation of bile acids in blood in pregnancy.  Applicable not more than 3 times in a pregnancy.

Fee: $19.65 Benefit: 75% = $14.75 85% = $16.75

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Investigation of cardiac or skeletal muscle damage by quantitative measurement of creatine kinase isoenzymes, troponin or myoglobin in blood - testing on 1 specimen in a 24 hour period

Fee: $20.05 Benefit: 75% = $15.05 85% = $17.05

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Investigation of cardiac or skeletal muscle damage by quantitative measurement of creatine kinase isoenzymes, troponin or myoglobin in blood - testing on 2 or more specimens in a 24 hour period

Fee: $40.15 Benefit: 75% = $30.15 85% = $34.15

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Faecal calprotectin test for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, if all the following apply:

1. the patient is under 50 years of age;
2. the patient has gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of inflammatory or functional bowel disease of more than 6 weeks’ duration;
3. infectious causes have been excluded;
4. the likelihood of malignancy has been assessed as low;
5. no relevant clinical alarms are present

Fee: $75.00 Benefit: 75% = $56.25 85% = $63.75

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Faecal calprotectin test for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, if all the following apply:

1. the results of a service to which item 66522 applies were inconclusive for the patient (that is, the results showed a faecal calprotectin level of more than 50 μg/g but not more than 100 μg/g);
2. the patient has ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of inflammatory or functional bowel disease;
3. the service is requested by a specialist or consultant physician practising as a specialist gastroenterologist;
4. the request indicates that an endoscopic examination is not initially required;
5. no relevant clinical alarms are present

Fee: $75.00 Benefit: 75% = $56.25 85% = $63.75

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