Medicare Benefits Schedule - Item 73455

Testing of a pregnant patient, if at least one prospective parent is known to be affected by, or is a genetic carrier of, one or more conditions described in item 73453, for the purpose of determining whether a familial variant or variants are present in the fetus, if:

(a) the testing is requested by a specialist or consultant physician; and

(b) there is at least a 25% risk of the fetus inheriting a condition described in paragraph (b) of item 73453

Fee: $1,600.00 Benefit: 75% = $1,200.00 85% = $1,501.30

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