MRI Abdomen for renal tumours
July 2024 - Two new item numbers (63539 & 63540) for rare genetic conditions associated with risk of renal tumours.
MRI whole body
March 2023 - New item code for whole body MRI for the early detection of cancer.
MRI pelvis/abdomen for fertility and endometriosis
November 2022 - New item code (63563) for MRI of the pelvis for conditions that affect women’s fertility.
MRI for multiple pregnancy
November 2022 - New MRI item code (63549) for women with a multiple pregnancy where fetal abnormality is suspected.
MRI Liver
November 2022 (updated July 2023)- item 63545 now eligible for patients with any oncological indication, other than hepatocellular carcinoma, with suspected hepatic metastases.
PET for rare and uncommon cancers
November 2022 - New FDG PET item number for the initial staging of eligible rare and uncommon cancers.
Breast imaging
As of November 2022 - A quick reference guide to breast imaging item numbers.
PET PSMA for Prostate Cancer
July 2022 - Two new item numbers for prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) study for patients with prostate cancer.
MRI for myocarditis
January 2022 - 31 December 2024: New item code for cardiac MRI to assist diagnosis of myocarditis that may occur after vaccination with the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer) and Spikevax (Moderna).
PET for Alzheimer’s Disease
November 2021 – New item code for FDG PET study of the brain, performed for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
MRI
November 2021 - significant change to the MBS in relation to specialist requests for MRI of the Head and Spine.
Nuclear cardiology
As part of the MBS review of cardiac imaging services, new myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) items and descriptions were introduced on 1st August, 2020.
To assist practitioners, we have developed a myocardial perfusion image request.
Obstetric ultrasound
January 2021 - Quick reference guide to obstetric ultrasound
CT Angiography pulmonary arteries and vascular ultrasound
November 2020 - New item code for CT Angiography Pulmonary Arteries and correction to vascular ultrasound restrictions
Gastrointestinal MRI
June 2020 - A quick reference guide to item numbers for gastrointestinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies.
CT Angiography
May 2020 - Changes to guidelines for GPs referring computed tomography (CT) angiography
Prostate biopsy MRI
May 2020 - Prostate biopsy guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
MRI for breast cancer imaging
November 2019 - MRI for breast cancer imaging (Specialist referral)
PET for breast cancer imaging
November 2019 - PET for the evaluation of breast cancer (Specialist referral)
MRI of the liver and Obstetric MRI
May 2019
MRI of the liver (Specialist or consultant physician referral)
Obstetric MRI (Obstetrician referral)
Cardiac MRI
March 2019 - Cardiac MRI Rebatable Indications
GP referred MRI
November 2018 - Medicare Rebated MRI with GP Referral Children and Adults
Multiparametric MRI of the prostate
July 2018 - New MBS Items for multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging(mpMRI) of the prostate
Whole body 68Ga DOTA peptide PET
May 2018 - Whole body 68Ga DOTA peptide PET study (Referred only by specialist or consultant physician)
Bone Mineral Densitometry (BMD)
November 2017 - Bone Mineral Densitometry (DEXA)
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