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CT National Lung Cancer Screening Program

Item Description

57410

Low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT) scan of chest for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, without intravenous contrast medium, where:

(a) the request states that the patient’s eligibility to participate in the National Lung Cancer Screening Program has been assessed and confirmed; and
(b) the service utilises the agreed nodule management protocol for standardised lung nodule identification, classification and reporting; and
(c) the service is bulk-billed
57413

Low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT) scan of chest for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, without intravenous contrast medium, where:

(a) the service is:
(i) performed as a clinical follow-up within 2 years of a screening low-dose CT scan of MBS item 57410; or
(ii) performed as a clinical follow-up to a previous interval low-dose CT scan of MBS item 57413 linked to MBS item 57410; and
(b) the service utilises the agreed nodule management protocol for standardised lung nodule identification, classification and reporting; and
(c) the service is bulk-billed

Patient eligibility for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP)

As per the Medical Services Advisory Committee’s (MSAC) recommendation, the patient:

  • is aged 50 to 70 years and 364 days; and
  • is asymptomatic (no signs or symptoms of lung cancer); and
  • currently smoke or have quit smoking in the past 10 years; and
  • have a history of cigarette tobacco smoking of at least 30 pack-years.

Patient eligibility is assessed and confirmed by the requesting healthcare provider in line with clinical judgement.

Request form

If using a Benson Radiology request form, please include:

Exam: “CT chest – NLCSP”
Clinical “Patient is eligible for lung screening”