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This is a list of the most frequently requested Non-Medicare rebatable tests.

Please contact (02) 9855 5400 for

clarification of the fee

and for details of other infrequently requested non-Medicare rebatable tests not listed here,

or

refer to specific test for Medicare criteria

. Patients are required to pay the amount in full, on receipt of the account

(which may be from a provider, other than DHMP).

Non-Medicare rebatable tests

Test

14 3 3 Protein – CSF

Activated Protein C Resistance

(APC Resistance)

Medicare criteria:

„

History of venous thromboembolism or

„

First degree relative who has a proven defect

Adiponectin

Alcohol

(Chain-of-Custody)

– Urine Random

Alcohol

(Medical)

– Urine Random

If for Pre-employment, OHS or Corporate test is non-Medicare

ALK FISH

(Genetic test)

Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Genotyping

(Genetic test)

Alpha Thalassaemia Gene Test

Anti Diuretic Hormone

(ADH)

(Vasopressin)

Anti Mullerian Hormone

(AMH)

Antithrombin

(AT3)

Medicare criteria:

„

History of venous thromboembolism or

„

First degree relative who has a proven defect

Apolipoprotein E Genotyping

(Genetic Test)

Arylsulphatase A

BCR-ABL FISH

BCR-ABL PCR

Medicare criteria:

Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with laboratory evidence of:

„

Acute myeloid leukaemia or

„

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia or

„

Acute lymphoid leukaemia or

„

Chronic myeloid leukaemia

Behcets Syndrome

(HLA B51)

Beta 2 Transferrin

Beta Thalassaemia Gene Test

Blood Pressure Monitoring

(24 hour)

BRAF Screen

(Genetic test)

Medicare criteria:

„

A test of tumour tissue from a patient with unresectable stage III or stage IV metastatic cutaneous melanoma, requested by, or on

behalf of, a specialist or consultant physician, to determine if the requirements relating to BRAF V600 mutation status for access

to dabrafenib under Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are fulfilled.