Billing Codes

55132

Note: the service only applies if the patient meets the requirements of the descriptor and the requirements of Note: IR.1.2 Serial real time transthoracic echocardiographic examination of the heart with real time colour flow mapping from at least 4 acoustic windows, with recordings on digital media, if the service: (a) is for the investigation of a patient who: (i) is under 17 years of age; or (ii) has complex congenital heart disease; and (b) is performed by a specialist or consultant physician practising in the speciality of cardiology; and (c) 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)

Schedule fee
$271.80
was $264.90
100% Benefit
85%: $231.05
75%: $203.85
Category
Category 5 — Diagnostic Imaging
Group I1
Status
Fee changed
Full description

Note: the service only applies if the patient meets the requirements of the descriptor and the requirements of Note: IR.1.2 Serial real time transthoracic echocardiographic examination of the heart with real time colour flow mapping from at least 4 acoustic windows, with recordings on digital media, if the service: (a) is for the investigation of a patient who: (i) is under 17 years of age; or (ii) has complex congenital heart disease; and (b) is performed by a specialist or consultant physician practising in the speciality of cardiology; and (c) 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

Release Change Old New
July 2026 Fee ↑ $264.9 $271.8

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