Part 1Rules of interpretation

Part 1 Rules of interpretation

1 Definitions generally

In this table:

Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.

exclusion, in relation to a condition for which a MRI or MRA service is requested, means use of the service as the initial imaging modality for diagnosis of the condition.

MRA means magnetic resonance angiography.

MRI means magnetic resonance imaging.

sequence, in relation to a scan, means a series of images collected at the same time with similar image parameters (not including a scan designed to establish patient position and subsequently used to plan other scans).

Note Specialist is defined in subsection 3 (1) of the Act.

2 References to items in the general medical services table

A reference by number to an item in the series 11603 to 11612 (inclusive), 30361 and 30488 is a reference to the item so numbered in the general medical services table.

3 Meaning of (R) and (NR)

(1) An item including the symbol (R) is an R-type diagnostic imaging service.

(2) An item including the symbol (NR) is an NR-type diagnostic imaging service.

4 Meaning of (S)

An item including the symbol (S) applies only to a service provided by a specialist in the practice of diagnostic radiology.