Billing Codes

63489

MRI—scan of one breast, performed in conjunction with a biopsy procedure on that breast and an ultrasound scan of that breast, if: (a) the request for the MRI scan identifies that the patient has a suspicious lesion seen on MRI but not on conventional imaging; and (b) the ultrasound scan is performed immediately before the MRI scan and confirms that the lesion is not amenable to biopsy guided by conventional imaging; and (c) a dedicated breast coil is used (R) (Anaes.)

MBS fee
$1159.50
DVA fee
$1130.10
Category
Category 5 — Diagnostic Imaging
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
DI Fee
$1130.10
Full description

MRI—scan of one breast, performed in conjunction with a biopsy procedure on that breast and an ultrasound scan of that breast, if: (a) the request for the MRI scan identifies that the patient has a suspicious lesion seen on MRI but not on conventional imaging; and (b) the ultrasound scan is performed immediately before the MRI scan and confirms that the lesion is not amenable to biopsy guided by conventional imaging; and (c) a dedicated breast coil is used (R) (Anaes.)

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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