Billing Codes

69505

Sequencing and analysis of the genome of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from an isolate or nucleic acid extract: (a) to speciate the organism: (i) at the time of a patient’s initial diagnosis and commencement of initial empiric therapy; or (ii) following recurrence of a patient’s symptoms or a patient’s failure to respond to treatment within the expected timeframe; and (b) for the purpose of: (i) genome‑wide determination of the antimicrobial resistance markers (resistome) of the isolate; and (ii) individualising the patient’s treatment Applicable once at initial diagnosis and once per episode of disease recurrence

MBS fee
$150.00
DVA fee
$150.00
Category
Category 6 — Pathology
Status
Unchanged
Additional DVA rates
Pathology Fee
$150.00
Full description

Sequencing and analysis of the genome of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from an isolate or nucleic acid extract: (a) to speciate the organism: (i) at the time of a patient’s initial diagnosis and commencement of initial empiric therapy; or (ii) following recurrence of a patient’s symptoms or a patient’s failure to respond to treatment within the expected timeframe; and (b) for the purpose of: (i) genome‑wide determination of the antimicrobial resistance markers (resistome) of the isolate; and (ii) individualising the patient’s treatment Applicable once at initial diagnosis and once per episode of disease recurrence

Fee history

No recorded changes yet — history accumulates with each release.

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