Health Insurance (Pathology Services Table) Regulations 2003
11Investigation for hepatitis serology
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11 Investigation for hepatitis serology
(1) The fee applying in a single patient episode that includes any of items 69475, 69478 and 69481 is the fee specified for 1 only of those items.
(2) Item 69478 applies to a service in relation to which:
(a) a practitioner requests 2 tests for immune status or viral carriage; or
(b) the clinical notes indicate that the service is required for:
(i) pre-operative assessment; or
(ii) post-exposure to blood or other body fluids assessment; or
(iii) assessment before blood or tissue donation.
(3) Item 69481 applies to a service in relation to a patient who displays 1 or more of the characteristics of acute or chronic hepatitis.