Billing Codes

55134

Note: the service only applies if the patient meets one or more of the following and the requirements of Note: IR.1.2 Repeat real time transthoracic echocardiographic examination of the heart with real time colour flow mapping from at least 3 acoustic windows, with recordings on digital media, for the investigation of rare cardiac pathologies, if the service: (a) is requested by a specialist or consultant physician; and (b) is not associated with a service to which: (i) another item in this Subgroup applies (except items 55137, 55141, 55143, 55145 and 55146); or (ii) an item in Subgroup 2 applies (except items 55118 and 55130); or (iii) an item in Subgroup 3 applies (R)

MBS fee
$271.80
DVA fee
$264.90
Category
Category 5 — Diagnostic Imaging
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
DI Fee
$264.90
Full description

Note: the service only applies if the patient meets one or more of the following and the requirements of Note: IR.1.2 Repeat real time transthoracic echocardiographic examination of the heart with real time colour flow mapping from at least 3 acoustic windows, with recordings on digital media, for the investigation of rare cardiac pathologies, if the service: (a) is requested by a specialist or consultant physician; and (b) is not associated with a service to which: (i) another item in this Subgroup applies (except items 55137, 55141, 55143, 55145 and 55146); or (ii) an item in Subgroup 2 applies (except items 55118 and 55130); or (iii) an item in Subgroup 3 applies (R)

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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