Billing Codes

55603

Prostate, bladder base and urethra, ultrasound scan of, if performed:(a) personally by a medical practitioner who made the assessment mentioned in paragraph (c) using one or more transducer probes that can obtain both axial and sagittal scans in 2 planes at right angles; and(b) after a digital rectal examination of the prostate by that medical practitioner; and(c) on a patient who has been assessed by:(i) a specialist in urology, radiation oncology or medical oncology; or(ii) a consultant physician in medical oncology; who has:(iii) examined the patient in the 60 days before the scan; and(iv) recommended the scan for the management of the patient’s current prostatic disease(R)

MBS fee
$128.60
DVA fee
$125.35
Category
Category 5 — Diagnostic Imaging
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
DI Fee
$125.35
Full description

Prostate, bladder base and urethra, ultrasound scan of, if performed:(a) personally by a medical practitioner who made the assessment mentioned in paragraph (c) using one or more transducer probes that can obtain both axial and sagittal scans in 2 planes at right angles; and(b) after a digital rectal examination of the prostate by that medical practitioner; and(c) on a patient who has been assessed by:(i) a specialist in urology, radiation oncology or medical oncology; or(ii) a consultant physician in medical oncology; who has:(iii) examined the patient in the 60 days before the scan; and(iv) recommended the scan for the management of the patient’s current prostatic disease(R)

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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