Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086:clause:1_38252
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01086
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 38252
Character Range: 1984171–1986015

38252                         Selective coronary and graft angiography:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1,473.95
                              (a) for a symptomatic patient with valvular or other non‑coronary structural heart disease; and
                              (b) as part of the management of the patient for:
                              (i) pre‑operative assessment for planning non‑coronary cardiac surgery, including by transcatheter approaches; or
                              (ii) evaluation of valvular heart disease or other non‑coronary structural heart disease where clinical impression is discordant with non‑invasive assessment; and
                              (c) with placement of one or more catheters and injection of opaque material into the native coronary arteries; and
                              (d) if free coronary grafts attached to the aorta or direct internal mammary artery grafts are present—with placement of one or more catheters and injection of opaque material into those grafts (irrespective of the number of grafts); and
                              (e) with or without left heart catheterisation, left ventriculography or aortography; and
                              (f) including all associated imaging;
                              other than a service associated with a service to which item 38200, 38203, 38206, 38244, 38247, 38248, 38249 or 38251 applies—applicable once each 12 months (Anaes.)