Category 6 - PATHOLOGY SERVICES
73361 - Additional Information
Item Start Date:
01-May-2020
Description Updated:
01-Nov-2021
Schedule Fee Updated:
01-May-2020
Group
P7 - Genetics
Testing of a person (the person tested) for the detection of a single gene variant for diagnostic purposes, if:
- the person tested has a biological sibling (the sibling) with a known monogenic condition; and
- a service described in item 73358, 73359 or 73360 has identified the causative variant for the sibling’s condition; and
- the results of the testing performed for the sibling are made available for the purpose of providing the detection for the person tested; and
- the detection is:
- requested by a consultant physician practising as a clinical geneticist; or
- requested by a consultant physician practising as a specialist paediatrician, following consultation with a clinical geneticist; and
- the detection is not performed in conjunction with a service to which item 73362 or 73363 applies
Applicable only once per variant per lifetime
Fee: $400.00 Benefit: 75% = $300.00 85% = $340.00
Legend
- 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