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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).
Test
Brain Natriuretic Peptide
(NT-Pro BNP)
Medicare criteria:
Diagnosis of patient presenting with dyspnoea to a hospital Emergency Department
Calprotectin – Faeces
Calreticulin mutation
(CALR)
(Genetic test)
Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin
(CDT)
CGH Microarray
(Genetic test)
Medicare criteria:
Developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism, or at least two congenital abnormalities
Note: if both CGH & Chromosomes are requested on a single episode only one test is covered by Medicare
Cholinesterase Genotyping
Chromogranin A
Chromosomes FISH – Blood
Connexin-26 Gene Test
Cystic Fibrosis Gene Test
(40 common mutations including 5T variant) (Genetic test)
DAZ Gene PCR
(AZF PCR)
Dehydroepiandrosterone
(DHEA)
DNA Relationship Testing
(Parentage)
Drugs of Abuse Urine Testing
(Chain-of-Custody)
Drugs of Abuse Urine Testing
(Medical)
If for Pre-employment, OHS or Corporate test is non-Medicare
EGF Receptor FISH
(Epidermal Growth Factor)
Medicare criteria:
A test of tumour tissue from a patient diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, shown to have non-squamous histology
or histology not otherwise specified, requested by, or on behalf of, a specialist or consultant physician, to determine if the
requirements relating to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene status for access to erlotinib or gefitinib under the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are fulfilled.
Elastase – Faeces
Electrocardiogram
(ECG)
Endosulfans
(Organochlorine Insecticides)
– Blood
Eosinophil Cationic Protein
(ECP)
Medicare criteria:
Monitoring the response to therapy in corticosteroid treated asthma, in a child aged less than 12 years
Erythropoietin