Commonwealth legislation

Health Insurance (1996-97 Pathology Services Table) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

232 of 1996

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This instrument provides a reference table of standard abbreviations, item numbers and groupings for pathology tests, and a separate table assigning complexity levels to histopathology specimen types. It is a coding and classification schedule used when identifying, ordering or recording pathology services. It affects clinicians, pathology laboratories and administrative staff who code, process or classify tests because it standardises labels and complexity categories that those users must follow.

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Division A Abbreviations for groups of t

Division A Abbreviations for groups of tests

Group	Tests included in group	Abbreviation	Items
Cardiac enzymes	Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK)	CE	66205
Coagulation studies	Prothrombin time, activated partial thrombo-plastin time and two or more of the following tests — bleeding time, thrombin clotting time, fibrinogen degradation products, fibrin monomer, D‑dimer, factor XIII screening tests	COAG	65035
Electrolytes	Sodium (NA), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), and bicarbonate (HCO3)	E	66207
Lipid studies	Cholesterol (CHOL) and triglycerides (TRIG)	FATS	66331
Liver function tests	Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin (ALB), bilirubin (BIL), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and protein (PROT)	LFT	66211
Syphilis serology	Rapid plasma reagin test (RPR), or venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL), and treponema pallidum haemagglutination test (TPHA), or fluorescent treponemal antibody‑absorption test (FTA)	STS	69231
Urea, electrolytes, creatine	Urea, electrolytes, creatinine	U&E	66211

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Division A Abbreviations for groups of t Division A Abbreviations for groups of tests

Division A Abbreviations for groups of tests

Group	Tests included in group	Abbreviation	Items
Cardiac enzymes	Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase (CK)	CE	66205
Coagulation studies	Prothrombin time, activated partial thrombo-plastin time and two or more of the following tests — bleeding time, thrombin clotting time, fibrinogen degradation products, fibrin monomer, D‑dimer, factor XIII screening tests	COAG	65035
Electrolytes	Sodium (NA), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), and bicarbonate (HCO3)	E	66207
Lipid studies	Cholesterol (CHOL) and triglycerides (TRIG)	FATS	66331
Liver function tests	Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin (ALB), bilirubin (BIL), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and protein (PROT)	LFT	66211
Syphilis serology	Rapid plasma reagin test (RPR), or venereal disease research laboratory test (VDRL), and treponema pallidum haemagglutination test (TPHA), or fluorescent treponemal antibody‑absorption test (FTA)	STS	69231
Urea, electrolytes, creatine	Urea, electrolytes, creatinine	U&E	66211

Division B Abbreviations for individual Division B Abbreviations for individual tests

Division B Abbreviations for individual tests

Test	Abbreviation	Item
Abnormal haemoglobins	AH	65027
Acetoacetate	ACAT	66367
Acetylcholine receptor — tissue antigens — antibodies	ARA	71109
Actinomycetes — al antibody testing