23Nutritional and toxicity metals testing

23 Nutritional and toxicity metals testing

(1) For this rule:

nutritional metals testing group means items 66669 and 66670.

metal toxicity testing group means items 66672 and 66673.

(2) An item in the nutritional metals testing group or the metal toxicity testing group does not apply in relation to a service performed if medicare benefits are paid or payable for tests that are performed for the same patient in 3 patient episodes requested within 6 months before the request for that service, under any of:

(a) that item; or

(b) the other item in the same group; or

(c) an item in the other group.