Billing Codes

55721

Pelvis or abdomen, pregnancy‑related or pregnancy complication, fetal development and anatomy, ultrasound (the current ultrasound) scan of, by any or all approaches, if: (a) the current ultrasound is requested by a medical practitioner who: (i) is a Member or a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; or (ii) has a Diploma of Obstetrics; or (iii) has a qualification recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as being equivalent to a Diploma of Obstetrics; or (iv) has obstetric privileges at a non‑metropolitan hospital; and (b) the dating of the pregnancy (as confirmed by current ultrasound) is after 22 weeks of gestation; and (c) further examination is clinically indicated in the same pregnancy to which item 55718 or 55723 applies; and (d) the current ultrasound is not performed on the same patient within 24 hours of a service mentioned in item 55757 or 55758 (R)

MBS fee
$135.45
DVA fee
$132.00
Category
Category 5 — Diagnostic Imaging
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
DI Fee
$132.00
Full description

Pelvis or abdomen, pregnancy‑related or pregnancy complication, fetal development and anatomy, ultrasound (the current ultrasound) scan of, by any or all approaches, if: (a) the current ultrasound is requested by a medical practitioner who: (i) is a Member or a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; or (ii) has a Diploma of Obstetrics; or (iii) has a qualification recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as being equivalent to a Diploma of Obstetrics; or (iv) has obstetric privileges at a non‑metropolitan hospital; and (b) the dating of the pregnancy (as confirmed by current ultrasound) is after 22 weeks of gestation; and (c) further examination is clinically indicated in the same pregnancy to which item 55718 or 55723 applies; and (d) the current ultrasound is not performed on the same patient within 24 hours of a service mentioned in item 55757 or 55758 (R)

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

Data sourced from Australian Government publications · Not an official government service