Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Services Table) Regulations 2000
12Clinical indications
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12 Clinical indications
(1) For items where clinical conditions are listed, or where a clinical indication is required for performance of subsequent scans (item 55712, 55715, 55721, 55725, 55764, 55766, 55772 or 55774), the referral must identify the relevant clinical indication for the service.
(2) If the service is pathologist-determined, the clinical condition or indication must be recorded in the pathology practitioner’s clinical notes.