Referral guidelines
For some examinations to be eligible for a Medicare rebate, referrers must indicate specific clinical criteria on the request form. Some of the more commonly-requested examinations that require specific clinical indications are listed below:
- Bone mineral densitometry
- CT colonography
- CT coronary arteries
- CT spiral angiography
- CT National Lung Cancer Screening Program
- MRI for General Practitioners - person under the age of 16
- MRI for General Practitioners - person 16 years or older
- MRI for Specialists
- Mammography
- OPG
- PET - staging/diagnosis
- PET - restaging or surveillance
- Pregnancy & nuchal translucency ultrasound
- Shoulder & knee ultrasound
- Referral guidelines for allied health
- Nuclear Medicine
This information serves as a guide only. A complete copy of the current Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) can be downloaded from the MBS online website