Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES
66522 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-Nov-2021
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-Nov-2021
Group
P2 - Chemical
Faecal calprotectin test for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, if all the following apply:
- the patient is under 50 years of age;
- the patient has gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of inflammatory or functional bowel disease of more than 6 weeks’ duration;
- infectious causes have been excluded;
- the likelihood of malignancy has been assessed as low;
- no relevant clinical alarms are present
Fee: $75.00 Benefit: 75% = $56.25 85% = $63.75
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