22Nutritional and toxicity metals testing

22 Nutritional and toxicity metals testing

(1) For this rule:

metal toxicity testing group means items 66825, 66826, 66827, 66828, 66831 and 66832.

nutritional metals testing group means items 66819, 66820, 66821 and 66822.

(2) An item in the nutritional metals testing group or the metal toxicity testing group does not apply 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.