Item 45539
Breast reconstruction (unilateral), following mastectomy, using tissue expansion—insertion of tissue expansion unit and all attendances for subsequent expansion injections, other than a service associated with a service to which item 45006 or 45012 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.)
MBS Fee: $1682.25
Practical Summary
Billing Options (Reference)
11215 (same category)
RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY, multiple exposures of 1 eye with intravenous dye injection
Fee: $143.45 | Diff vs current: $-1538.80
11218 (same category)
RETINAL ANGIOGRAPHY, multiple exposures of both eyes with intravenous dye injection
Fee: $177.30 | Diff vs current: $-1504.95
11508 (same category)
Maximal symptom‑limited incremental exercise test using a calibrated cycle ergometer or treadmill, if: (a) the test is performed for the evaluation of: (i) breathlessness of uncertain cause from tests performed at rest; or (ii) breathlessness out of proportion with impairment due to known conditions; or (iii) functional status and prognosis in a patient with significant cardiac or pulmonary disease for whom complex procedures such as organ transplantation are considered; or (iv) anaesthetic and perioperative risks in a patient undergoing major surgery who is assessed as substantially above average risk after standard evaluation; and (b) the test has been requested by a specialist or consultant physician following professional attendance on the patient by the specialist or consultant physician; and (c) a respiratory scientist and a medical practitioner are in constant attendance during the test; and (d) the test is performed in a respiratory laboratory equipped with airway management and defibrillator equipment; and (e) there is continuous measurement of at least the following: (i) work rate; (ii) pulse oximetry; (iii) respired oxygen and carbon dioxide partial pressures and respired volumes; (iv) ECG; (v) heart rate and blood pressure; and (f) interpretation and preparation of a permanent report is provided by a specialist or consultant physician who is also responsible for the supervision of technical staff and quality assurance
Fee: $339.25 | Diff vs current: $-1343.00
11716 (same category)
Note: the service only applies if the patient meets one or more of the following and the requirements in Note: DR.1.1 Continuous ambulatory electrocardiogram recording for 12 or more hours, by a specialist or consultant physician, if the service: (a) is indicated for the evaluation of any of the following: (i) syncope; (ii) pre‑syncopal episodes; (iii) palpitations where episodes are occurring more than once a week; (iv) another asymptomatic arrhythmia is suspected with an expected frequency of greater than once a week; (v) surveillance following cardiac surgical procedures that have an established risk of causing dysrhythmia; and (b) utilises a system capable of superimposition and full disclosure printout of at least 12 hours of recorded electrocardiogram data (including resting electrocardiogram and the recording of parameters) and microprocessor based scanning analysis; and (c) includes interpretation and report; and (d) is not provided in association with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; and (e) is not associated with a service to which item 11704, 11705, 11707, 11714, 11717, 11723, 11735, 12203, 12204, 12205, 12207, 12208, 12210, 12213, 12215, 12217 or 12250 applies Applicable only once in any 4 week period Note: this services does not apply if the patient is being provided with the service as part of an episode of: hospital treatment; or hospital‑substitute treatment.
Fee: $195.45 | Diff vs current: $-1486.80
11801 (same category)
Clinical assessment of gastro‑oesophageal reflux disease that involves 48‑hour catheter‑free wireless ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring, including administration of the device and associated endoscopy procedure for placement, analysis and interpretation of the data and all attendances for providing the service, if: (a) a catheter‑based ambulatory oesophageal pH monitoring: (i) has been attempted on the patient but failed due to clinical complications; or (ii) is not clinically appropriate for the patient due to anatomical reasons (nasopharyngeal anatomy) preventing the use of catheter‑based pH monitoring; and (b) the service is performed by a specialist or consultant physician with endoscopic training that is recognised by the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (H) (Anaes.)
Fee: $306.85 | Diff vs current: $-1375.40
11820 (same category)
Capsule endoscopy to investigate an episode of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, using a capsule endoscopy device (including administration of the capsule, associated endoscopy procedure if required for placement, imaging, image reading and interpretation, and all attendances for providing the service on the day the capsule is administered) if: (a) the service is provided to a patient who: (i) has overt gastrointestinal bleeding; or (ii) has gastrointestinal bleeding that is recurrent or persistent, and iron deficiency anaemia that is not due to coeliac disease, and, if the patient also has menorrhagia, has had the menorrhagia considered and managed; and (b) an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and a colonoscopy have been performed on the patient and have not identified the cause of the bleeding; and (c) the service has not been provided to the same patient on more than 2 occasions in the preceding 12 months; and (d) the service is performed by a specialist or consultant physician with endoscopic training that is recognised by the Conjoint Committee for the Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; and (e) the service is not associated with a service to which item 30680, 30682, 30684 or 30686 applies
Fee: $1434.10 | Diff vs current: $-248.15
12524 (same category)
RENAL FUNCTION TEST (without imaging procedure)
Fee: $184.75 | Diff vs current: $-1497.50
13207 (same category)
Biopsy of an embryo, from a patient who is eligible for a service described in item 73384 under clause 2.7.3A of the pathology services table (see PR.7.1), for the purpose of providing a sample for pre-implantation genetic testing—applicable to one or more tests performed in one assisted reproductive treatment cycle
Fee: $128.90 | Diff vs current: $-1553.35
13241 (same category)
Open surgical testicular sperm retrieval, unilateral, using operating microscope, including the exploration of scrotal contents, with biopsy, for the purposes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection, for male factor infertility, not being a service associated with a service to which item 13218 or 37604 applies (H) (Anaes.)
Fee: $991.60 | Diff vs current: $-690.65
13251 (same category)
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection for the purpose of assisted reproductive technologies, for male factor infertility, excluding a service to which item 13203 or 13218 applies
Fee: $487.60 | Diff vs current: $-1194.65
135 (same category)
Professional attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a consultant physician in the practice of the consultant physician’s specialty of paediatrics, following referral of the patient to the consultant paediatrician by a referring practitioner, for a patient aged under 25, if the consultant paediatrician: (a) undertakes, or has previously undertaken in prior attendances, a comprehensive assessment in relation to which a diagnosis of a complex neurodevelopmental disorder (such as autism spectrum disorder) is made (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider); and (b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include: (i) documentation of the confirmed diagnosis; and (ii) findings of any assessments performed for the purposes of formulation of the diagnosis or contribution to the treatment and management plan; and (iii) a risk assessment; and (iv) treatment options (which may include biopsychosocial recommendations); and (c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to: (i) the referring practitioner; and (ii) one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient; (other than attendance on a patient for whom payment has previously been made under this item or item 137, 139, 289, 92140, 92141, 92142 or 92434) Applicable only once per lifetime
Fee: $312.45 | Diff vs current: $-1369.80
137 (same category)
Professional attendance lasting at least 45 minutes by a specialist or consultant physician (not including a general practitioner), following referral of the patient to the specialist or consultant physician by a referring practitioner, for a patient aged under 25, if the specialist or consultant physician: (a) undertakes, or has previously undertaken in prior attendances, a comprehensive assessment in relation to which a diagnosis of an eligible disability is made (if appropriate, using information provided by an eligible allied health provider); and (b) develops a treatment and management plan, which must include: (i) documentation of the confirmed diagnosis; and (ii) findings of any assessments performed for the purposes of formulation of the diagnosis or contribution to the treatment and management plan; and (iii) a risk assessment; and (iv) treatment options (which may include biopsychosocial recommendations); and (c) provides a copy of the treatment and management plan to: (i) the referring practitioner; and (ii) one or more allied health providers, if appropriate, for the treatment of the patient; (other than attendance on a patient for whom payment has previously been made under this item or item 135, 139, 289, 92140, 92141, 92142 or 92434) Applicable only once per lifetime
Fee: $312.45 | Diff vs current: $-1369.80
Equivalent Items
None
Version History
Mon May 11 2026 00:17:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time): fee $1682.25 | Breast reconstruction (unilateral), following mastectomy, using tissue expansion—insertion of tissue expansion unit and all attendances for subsequent expansion injections, other than a service associated with a service to which item 45006 or 45012 applies (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.)